- Date
- March 28, 1968
- Place
- Hardwick, MA · HARDWICK, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60668Fairchild PT-19A
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110910
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1309 68/3/28 HARDWICK,MASS FAIRCHILD PT-19A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 900 TIME - 1530 N60668 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAGNETO WIRE SHIELDING CRACKED,EXPOSING INSULATION TO MOISTURE.ACFT STORED IN OPEN HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60668
- Reported as
- Fairchild PT-19A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hiller
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