- Date
- May 20, 1971
- Place
- Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5577Kitalina AFB
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0497 71/5/20 WATERFORD,CONN KITALINA AFB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1000 TIME - 1800 N5577 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIMANTIC,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NR1 CNCTG ROD BEARING.NO EVID OIL STARV.OVERSHOT 1ST APCH,RPM DROPPED TO 1400.STALLED INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5577
- Reported as
- Kitalina AFB
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterford
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