- Date
- February 12, 1970
- Place
- Sterling, MA · STERLING, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3339YCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140459
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0445 70/2/12 STERLING,MASS CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 707 TIME - 1420 N3339Y PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 590 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STERLING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING,MASS BEDFORD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT,DESTROYED PARKED ACFT.MIXTURE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE BINDING DUE TO BROKEN CARB TO CABLE CLIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3339Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sterling
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