- Date
- September 18, 1970
- Place
- Lakeville, CT · LAKEVILLE, CT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N337NHCessna 337D
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158941
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4192 70/9/18 LAKEVILLE,CONN CESSNA 337D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1025 N337NH PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, 3625 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE PLAINS,NY GLENS FALLS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- STROBE LIGHT WIRING NOT SECURED,GRNDD,ARCING OCCRD.5AMP FUSE RQRD 10AMP BREAKER USED.TOXIC FUMES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N337NH
- Reported as
- Cessna 337D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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