NYC73DNC17

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing E75 · Ft.Fairfield, ME · July 18, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 18, 1972
Place
Ft.Fairfield, ME · FT.FAIRFIELD, ME
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9058HBoeing E75
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163279

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2491  72/7/18    FT.FAIRFIELD,ME     BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 9127
        TIME - 1345                    N9058H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.FAIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRYEBURG ME                 FT.FAIRFIELD,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED THAT HE DOZED OFF. PILOT HAD FLOWN 13.5 HR AERIAL APPLICATION PRIOR DAY

Aircraft

Registration
N9058H
Reported as
Boeing E75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ft.Fairfield

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.