# NTSB NYC71FNE33: Kitalina AFB, N5577, Waterford, CT, May 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1971
- Place: Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Location: 41.3463° N, 72.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3463&lon=-72.1293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FNE33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FNE33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5577-1985-03-02), registration cancelled 1985-03-02, S/N 103 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KITALINA AFB
- Registry model: [Deakin Howard A AFB](https://openairdocs.org/model/deakin-howard-a-afb) (registry code 056014S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterford

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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