- Date
- May 31, 1969
- Place
- Taunton, MA · TAUNTON, MA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38902Monocoupe 90
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2847 69/5/31 TAUNTON,MASS MONOCOUPE 90 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 212 TIME - 1530 N38902 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAUNTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAUNTON,MASS NORFOLK,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38902
- Reported as
- Monocoupe 90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Taunton
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