- Date
- September 13, 1970
- Place
- East Hampton, NY · EAST HAMPTON, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5651FAlon A2-A
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3755 70/9/13 EAST HAMPTON,NY ALON A2-A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 113 TIME - 1615 N5651F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST HAMPTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST HAMPTON,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- BROKEN IMPULSE COUPLING SPRING IN R MAGNETO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5651F
- Reported as
- Alon A2-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Hampton
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