- Date
- October 1, 1970
- Place
- Ware, MA · WARE, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50482Fairchild PT-19B
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1656 70/10/1 WARE,MASS FAIRCHILD PT-19B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 250 TIME - 1530 N50482 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURCOTTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARE,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L IGNITION HARNESS DEFECTIVE.IMPROPER SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED.L MAG PTS PITTED.RUST PARTICLES,CARB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50482
- Reported as
- Fairchild PT-19B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Turcotte
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