- Date
- November 22, 1971
- Place
- East Greenwich, RI · EAST GREENWICH, RI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 5 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87KAero Comdr 560-A
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3864 71/11/22 EAST GREENWICH,RI AERO COMDR 560-A CR- 0 2 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0915 N87K PX- 1 3 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 43, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATHAM,MASS NEWARK,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) DRIZZLE, SNOW GRAINS/SNOW PELLETS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- L ENG LOST PWR,WAS FEATH.UN MAINTAIN ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87K
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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