- Date
- June 20, 1971
- Place
- Southbridge, MA · SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40DHDehavilland DH 82A
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161789
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2314 71/6/20 SOUTHBRIDGE,MASS DEHAVILLAND DH 82A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 255 TIME - 1300 N40DH PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHBRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NASHUA,NH LONG ISLAND,NY SOUTHBRIDGE,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPD WITH BRAKES.LANDED IN GRASS,APRX 2FT TALL,ADJ TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40DH
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH 82A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Southbridge
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