- Date
- September 10, 1973
- Place
- Orange, MA · ORANGE, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7990KNoorduyn UC-64A
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730910030659A
- Case key
- 188668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2653 73/9/10 ORANGE,MASS NOORDUYN UC-64A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 339 TIME - 1435 N7990K PX- 0 0 0 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORANGE,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FILTER SUPPORT ANGLE JAMMED R CARB BUTTERFLY VALVE.BFR T/D ENG CAME ON BRIEFLY,PLT ATMTD GO-ARND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7990K
- Reported as
- Noorduyn UC-64A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.