- Date
- February 10, 1970
- Place
- Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N124PMDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1971
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0001 70/2/10 NR.WATERFORD,CONN DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6335 TIME - 1837 N124PM PX- 3 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 2180 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROTON,CONN JAMAICA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- DITCHED IN LONG ISLAND SOUND.ACFT SANK.2 PAK BODIES RECOVERED.OTHER OCCUPANTS PRESUMED FATAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N124PM
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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