- Date
- July 19, 1969
- Place
- Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2390BGlobe Swift GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181337
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3026 69/7/19 FITCHBURG,MASS GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 578 TIME - 0630 N2390B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 189 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FITCHBURG,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: COWLING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R SIDE ENG COWLING UNLATCHED,STRUCK BY PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2390B
- Reported as
- Globe Swift GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fitchburg
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