- Date
- August 28, 1977
- Place
- New Salem, MA · NEW SALEM, MA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N69795Noorduyn UC64A
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770828033369A
- Case key
- 146046
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3306 77/8/28 NEW SALEM,MA NOORDUYN UC64A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N69795 PX- 0 0 9 PARAJUMP-SPORT AGE 21, 859 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW SALEM,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CORROSION DEPOSIT FOUND BLOCKING ACCELERATOR PUMP OUTLET ORIFICE OF BENDIX STROMBERG NA-Y9E1 CARB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69795
- Reported as
- Noorduyn UC64A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Orange Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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