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NYC77FFJ15

1977-04-12 · HILTON, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N37716

Make / Model
PORTERFIELD CP-65
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A45066

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
PORTERFIELD CP-65 · N37716
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
HILTON
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000000945
Total time
2,592 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
369
Age
43

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

B AFTER TAKEOFF.

Investigator remarks

PILOT/PAX EACH WEIGH 200LBS. ACFT FAILED TO CLIM

Cause factors

  • 64/A/29 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/23 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 80/J/BL J
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES SOFT RUNWAY Joint cause

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1102. Source file NTSB_1977_3_1102.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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