- Date
- March 22, 1980
- Place
- Hartford, CT · HARTFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2445BTemco GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800322006789A
- Case key
- 131549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1988 80/3/22 HARTFORD,CT TEMCO GC-1B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1651 N2445B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 49, 2861 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 548 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTFORD-BRAINARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTFORD,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL FILLER CAP GASKET WORN W PIECES MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2445B
- Reported as
- Temco GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hartford-Brainard
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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.