- Date
- September 27, 1980
- Place
- Kingston, NY · KINGSTON, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8020HOsprey II
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800927058749A
- Case key
- 127967
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3398 80/9/27 KINGSTON,NY OSPREY II CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N8020H PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 60, 17406 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSTON-ULSTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINGSTON,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- 3 BLADED WOOD PROP,EXPERIMENTAL USE,BLADES FAILED AT/NR HUB.ENG INSTL BHND PLT,MOUNTS FAILED FWD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8020H
- Reported as
- Osprey II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kingston-Ulster
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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.