- Date
- May 23, 1972
- Place
- New Milford, CT · NEW MILFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1361APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167784
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3436 72/5/23 NEW MILFORD,CONN PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N1361A PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANDLELIGHT FARMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW MILFORD,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- ORIGIN OF FIRE NOT DTRMND DUE FIRE DESTRUCTION OF ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1361A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Candlelight Farms
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