- Date
- July 11, 1974
- Place
- Massena, NY · MASSENA, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88902Dehavilland DHC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740711022639A
- Case key
- 128138
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1840 74/7/11 MASSENA,NY DEHAVILLAND DHC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1100 TIME - 1936 N88902 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 254 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARDS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MASSENA,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO REMOVE CLOTH FM CARBURETOR AIR INLET DRG PREFLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88902
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Richards Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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