- Date
- March 18, 1975
- Place
- Westboro, MA · WESTBORO, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N77703Funk B-85C
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750318005159A
- Case key
- 148247
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0704 75/3/18 WESTBORO,MA FUNK B-85C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 675 TIME - 0655 N77703 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTBORO,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FAILED TO CLR ENGINE DRG DESCENT.STOPPED ON GO-ARND.STRUCK TREES NR RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77703
- Reported as
- Funk B-85C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westboro
N77703Registration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Funk B85CAirframe modelFunk B85CEngine modelContinental C85 series
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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.