- Date
- July 30, 1972
- Place
- No.Andover, MA · NO.ANDOVER, MA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N47120Taylorcraft L-2B
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1320 72/7/30 NO.ANDOVER,MASS TAYLORCRAFT L-2B CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1416 N47120 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 1119 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 17 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NO.ANDOVER,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: METAL CAP,BLADE LEADING EDGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- METAL SHIELDED LEADING EDGE OF PROP BLADE SEPARATED. LOST CTL TRYING TO RET TO FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47120
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft L-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lawrence
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