# NTSB NYC77FNE34: Noorduyn UC64A, N69795, New Salem, MA, August 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1977
- Place: New Salem, MA · NEW SALEM, MA
- Location: 42.5043° N, 72.3320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Salem, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5043&lon=-72.3320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69795-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 667 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NOORDUYN UC64A
- Registry model: [Noorduyn UC-64A](https://openairdocs.org/model/noorduyn-uc-64a) (registry code 6330204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Orange Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770828033369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828033369A), Aug 28, 1977: Noordn UC64A, New Salem, MA, Destroyed. Corrosion deposit found blocking accelerator pump outlet orifice of bendix stromberg NA-Y9E1 carb.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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