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NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DH-82A · No.Hampton, NH · November 5, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 5, 1978
Place
No.Hampton, NH · NO.HAMPTON, NH
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N90406Dehavilland DH-82A
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781105036409A
Case key
139175

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3566   78/11/5   NO.HAMPTON,NH       DEHAVILLAND DH-82A  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 235
        TIME - 1156                    N90406              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMPTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANFORD,ME                  HAMPTON,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENG RAN ROUGH AFTER TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N90406
Reported as
Dehavilland DH-82A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hampton

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N90406 · 1

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