Date: | Monday 21 August 1972 |
Time: | 09:45 |
Type: | Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor |
Owner/operator: | Island Airlines |
Registration: | N7684 |
MSN: | 4-AT-42 |
Year of manufacture: | 1928 |
Engine model: | Wright J-5 Whirlwind |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Port Clinton, OH -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | Port Clinton Airport, OH (PCW/KPCW) |
Destination airport: | Put-in-Bay Airport, OH |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The right engine lost power on takeoff, following which the Tri-Motor stalled and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
powerplant - engine controls: mixture control assemblies
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly secured
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly installed
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 1 engine
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI73AC021 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
1 July 1977 |
N7684 |
Island Airlines |
0 |
Put-in-Bay Airport, OH |
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w/o |
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Port Clinton, OH; August 1972
photo (c) Yvonne McCarthy
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