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NYC73FFJ01

1972-07-08 · KIRKVILLE, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N2203

Make / Model
COUGHLIN FOKKER OR-1
Year of manufacture
1972 · 0 years old at event
Engine
WARNER SCARAB SERIES (125 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19720615
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1E3C2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
FOKKER DR1 · N2203
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
KIRKVILLE
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
180° / 4 kt
Temp
73° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000535/17

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
1,250
Age
48

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

ED INTO TREES.

Investigator remarks

R MAG OUT OF TIME,PLUGS IMPROPERLY GAPPED. STALL

Cause factors

  • 74/C/BA C
    POWERPLANT MAGNETOS Cause
  • 74/C/BC C
    POWERPLANT SPARK PLUG Cause
  • 88/C/98 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE Cause
  • 68/C/D6 C
    PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause
  • 64/C/29 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
  • 83/B/I B
    TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1001. Source file NTSB_1972_3_1001.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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