- Date
- November 12, 1977
- Place
- Ft Devens, MA · FT DEVENS, MA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N19448Porterfield 35W
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771112036769A
- Case key
- 145390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3310 77/11/12 FT DEVENS,MA PORTERFIELD 35W CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1607 N19448 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 50, 1038 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE ARMY AIRFLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT DEVENS,MA N HAMPTON,NH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PARTS OF PISTON PIN PLUGS FOUND IN ENG.PILOT WAS AWARE OF ENG PROBLEMS PRIOR TO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19448
- Reported as
- Porterfield 35W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Moore Army Airfld
N19448Registration cancelled Jul 10, 2009 · Northwestern PORTERFIELD 35-WAirframe modelNorthwestern PORTERFIELD 35-WEngine modelWarner SCA JR 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.