- Date
- June 22, 1978
- Place
- Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8283FCessna 402
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780622026639A
- Case key
- 140753
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2366 78/6/22 POTTSTOWN,PA CESSNA 402 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 303 TIME - 1040 N8283F PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN-LIMERIC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POTTSTOWN,PA CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8283F
- Reported as
- Cessna 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pottstown-Limeric
N8283FRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 402Airframe modelCessna 402Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 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.
Other investigations on N8283F · 1
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