- Date
- September 1, 1974
- Place
- E Brookfield, MA · E BROOKFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N85903Aeronca 11BC
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740901029769A
- Case key
- 136935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2666 74/9/1 E BROOKFIELD,MASS AERONCA 11BC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 14700 TIME - 1630 N85903 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - E BROOKFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION E BROOKFIELD,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PARTIAL PWR LOSS.MADE 180DEG TURN BACK TO ARPT.L WING HIT GND 400FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85903
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- E Brookfield
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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