- Date
- July 25, 1967
- Place
- E Freetown, MA · E FREETOWN, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9207HGrumman G-44
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115863
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0579 67/7/25 E FREETOWN,MASS GRUMMAN G-44 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 5000 TIME - 1545 N9207H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 765 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R.ENG NO 2 CYL FAILED.L ENG VIBRATED AT HI PWR,LOST COMPRESSION.PLT PASSED EMERG LNDG AREAS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9207H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9207HRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Grumman G-44Airframe modelGrumman G-44Engine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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