# NTSB NYC80DNC01: N. American AT-6, N66WP, Belfast, ME, October 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1979
- Place: Belfast, ME · BELFAST, ME
- Location: 44.4259° N, 69.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belfast, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4259&lon=-69.0064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DNC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3555   79/10/6   BELFAST,ME          N. AMERICAN AT-6    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 7002
        TIME - 1500                    N66WP               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELFAST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKLAND,ME                 BELFAST,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66WP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66WP), registered now, S/N 182-792, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N. AMERICAN AT-6
- Registry model: [North American T-6G](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g) (registry code 6400432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Belfast

## 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 19791006030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006030129A), Oct 6, 1979: Namer T6G, Belfast, ME, Destroyed. Made precautionary landing due to rough engine. Gusts raised wing. Veered off runway, cartwheeled, flipped inverted

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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