ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330400
| 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) |
| Put-in-Bay Airport, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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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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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Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Port Clinton, OH; August 1972
photo (c) Yvonne McCarthy
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