- Date
- June 7, 1981
- Place
- Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4907MChance Vogt F4U-4
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810607071629A
- Case key
- 125273
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2853 81/6/7 STRATFORD,CT CHANCE VOGT F4U-4 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1100 TIME - 1113 N4907M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IGOR I SIKORSKY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 74 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 310 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WITNESSES RPRTD SWERVE/RPM DROP DRG GND ROLL,CONTD TKOF.AIL TRIM 5DEG L,ELEV TRIM NOSE DN.GST 26KT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4907M
- Reported as
- Chance Vogt F4U-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Igor I Sikorsky
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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.