- Date
- August 1, 1968
- Place
- New Bedford, MA · NEW BEDFORD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2397SCessna 337B
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2816 68/8/1 NEW BEDFORD,MASS CESSNA 337B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N2397S PX- 0 0 0 NS CTR CARGO AGE 33, 1078 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BEDFORD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INTENTL GR UP LDG IN SWAMP.SERVICE LETTER NOT COMPLIED WITH.PROPS WOULD NOT REMAIN IN LOW PITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2397S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Bedford
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