- Date
- June 29, 1981
- Place
- Haverhill, MA · HAVERHILL, MA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5708TCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810629038779A
- Case key
- 124063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2875 81/6/29 HAVERHILL,MA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N5708T PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 43, 4879 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVERHILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAVERHILL,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- STDNT NTD PWR LOSS,BGN LATE ABORT.IP TOOK CTL,TKOF.BRKN RING,MAGS/PLUGS WORN,OTR MAINT PRBLMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5708T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Haverhill
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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