- Date
- October 21, 1975
- Place
- Fair Haven, NY · FAIR HAVEN, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2572FChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751021036039A
- Case key
- 151504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3611 75/10/21 FAIR HAVEN,NY CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, UNK/NR TIME - 1215 N2572F PX- 1 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEEDSPORT,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- MANIFOLD GASKET WEDGED INSIDE #1 MANIFOLD & INTAKE PORT OF CYL.ALL PLUGS FOULED.CRASHED OFFSHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2572F
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2572F · 3
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