- Date
- October 13, 1974
- Place
- Chatham, PA · CHATHAM, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5412VN.American F-51D
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741013039349A
- Case key
- 141052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3288 74/10/13 CHATHAM,PA N.AMERICAN F-51D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1612 N5412V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 34, 6400 TOTAL HOURS, 35 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COATESVILLE,PA MANCHESTER,NH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXTENSIVE DESTRUCTION & FRAGMENTATION.CLEARED IFR CLIMB TO 6000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5412V
- Reported as
- N.American F-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chester County
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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.