- Date
- April 16, 1981
- Place
- Portland, ME · PORTLAND, ME
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N14145N.American T-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810416064769A
- Case key
- 125785
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1501 81/4/16 PORTLAND,ME N.AMERICAN T-28 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1700 N14145 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC 33, 6755 TOTAL HOURS, 51 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BEDFORD,MA WARNING AREA 102 CHICOPEE FALLS,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LOST PWR,25000FT.METAL CHIP DETECTOR LGT CAME ON,LOST OIL PRES,SVR VIB BGN.DITCHED,ACFT NOT RCVRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14145
- Reported as
- N.American T-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N14145Registration cancelled Jun 14, 2012 · North American NOMAD NA-260Airframe modelNorth American NOMAD NA-260Engine modelWright R-1820-66
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N14145 · 1
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