- Date
- November 1, 1983, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Northampton, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54CWWichawk 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831101056089A
- Case key
- 35460
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Proper descent rate - not maintainedCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedCause
Analysis
According to the pilot the approach was too low and too slow and the aircraft landed short of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54CW
- Reported as
- Wichawk 1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 178
- Airframe hours
- 30
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles Maxted
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1983
- Departed
- MMK · Meriden, CT
- Destination
- 7B2 · Northampton, MA
- Airport
- 7B2 · Lafleur, runway 14, 3,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
N54CWRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2013 · Maxted Charles JAVELIN WICHAWKAirframe modelMaxted Charles JAVELIN WICHAWKEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.