- Date
- March 16, 1975
- Place
- E Brookfield, MA · E BROOKFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5702HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750316005699A
- Case key
- 148231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0781 75/3/16 E BROOKFIELD,MA PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 469 TIME - 1330 N5702H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 414 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST BROOKFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION E BROOKFIELD,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT NOT FLOWN OR RUN-UP 77 DAYS PRIOR TO FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5702H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Brookfield
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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