- Date
- May 14, 1983, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fitchburg, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7528CForney F-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830514019419A
- Case key
- 35182
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft settled into trees during a forced landing on takeoff after a power loss at 800 feet AGL. The flight had started at stow, MA. And proceeded at Fitchburg after practicing stalls and turns for a pilot review. After landing at Fitchburg airport the flight taxied into takeoff positon without stopping for any checks and took off. At about 800 feet the engine lost power and when a suitable landing site was not found a stall into trees was accomplished. The 2 pilots were uninjured. An air filter element had blocked the carburetor throat.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7528C
- Reported as
- Forney F-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5643
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Continental 90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul Connelly
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- FIT · Fitchburg, MA
- Destination
- 6B6 · Stow, MA
- Airport
- FIT · Fitchburg, runway 32, 4,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 304 total · 63 in this make and model · 137 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.