# NTSB NYC73FFJ01: Fokker DR1, N2203, Kirkville, NY, July 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1972
- Place: Kirkville, NY · KIRKVILLE, NY
- Location: 43.0751° N, 75.9519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirkville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0751&lon=-75.9519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1001   72/7/8    KIRKVILLE,NY        FOKKER DR1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1250
        TIME - 1730                    N2203               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRKVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRKVILLE,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R MAG OUT OF TIME,PLUGS IMPROPERLY GAPPED. STALLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2203](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2203), registered now, S/N 535/17, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER DR1
- Registry model: [Coughlin FOKKER OR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/coughlin-fokker-or-1) (registry code 3630332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SCARAB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (registry code 64502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kirkville

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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