- Date
- January 19, 1971
- Place
- Little Ferry, NJ · LITTLE FERRY, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7386UCessna 411
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0156 71/1/19 LITTLE FERRY,NJ CESSNA 411 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1221 N7386U PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 47, 6450 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TETERBORO,NJ ELMIRA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.POSSIBLY INSUFFICIENT WARM UP TIME.PLT DIDNT MAINTAIN SINGLE ENG SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7386U
- Reported as
- Cessna 411
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Teterboro
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