- Date
- August 9, 1970
- Place
- Orange, MA · ORANGE, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3443GN.American B-25J
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113737
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2483 70/8/9 ORANGE,MASS N.AMERICAN B-25J CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 957 TIME - 0745 N3443G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURNERS FALLS,MASS ORANGE,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SECOND GO AROUND.GR AND FLAPS DWN.ROLLED TO L,HIT INVERTED.NO TIME IN TYPE ACFT FOR ABOUT 11 YRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3443G
- Reported as
- N.American B-25J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Orange
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