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NYC75FNA43

1975-05-22 · NORFOLK, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N1499T

Make / Model
FLEET 2
Year of manufacture
1930 · 45 years old at event
Engine
KINNER B5 SERIES (125 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19710624
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0C7C4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
FLEET 2 · N1499T
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
NORFOLK
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
180° / 6 kt

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000000300
Total time
1,580 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
270
Age
46

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

R CYL INSTLD.NON-COMPATIBLE.MECH BRAKES SPECIFIED.

Investigator remarks

HAYES 7.50X10 WHLS & EXPANDER BRAKES,SCOTT MASTE

Cause factors

  • 68/C/D6 C
    PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause
  • 70/C/CJ C
    AIRFRAME BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) Cause
  • 88/C/AI C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS BRAKES FROZEN Cause
  • 88/C/AD C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION Cause
  • 88/C/46 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS WRONG PART Cause

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1066. Source file NTSB_1975_3_1066.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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