- Date
- October 5, 1981
- Place
- Carrabassett, ME · CARRABASSETT, ME
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N60542Fairchild M-62A
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811005071499A
- Case key
- 122744
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3664 81/10/5 CARRABASSETT,ME FAIRCHILD M-62A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 315 TIME - 1545 N60542 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUGERLOAF RGNL. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARRABASSETT,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF CORONARY THROMBOSIS.FULL FLAP TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60542
- Reported as
- Fairchild M-62A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sugerloaf Rgnl.
N60542Registration cancelled Apr 10, 2013 · Fairchild M-62AAirframe modelFairchild M-62AEngine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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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.