NYC80FNC28

NTSB accident investigation · Eea Biplane A · E Brownfield, ME · June 22, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1980
Place
E Brownfield, ME · E BROWNFIELD, ME
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9081Eea Biplane A
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800622022499A
Case key
130441

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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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3-1992  80/6/22    E BROWNFIELD,ME     EEA BIPLANE A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3500
        TIME - 1125                    N9081               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNER,ME                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SEDIMENT,FOREIGN MATERIAL,& MOISTURE WERE DRAINED FM FUEL SYS AT TURNER.

Aircraft

Registration
N9081
Reported as
Eea Biplane A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.