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NYC83LA095

1983-04-14 · NORFOLK, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MA07

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THE ACFT CRASH LANDED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND WAS DESTROYED. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY ON HIS LAST TAKEOFF OF THE DAY THE ENGINE HESITATED AND STOPPED. HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO A GLIDE SPEED OF 70 MPH PICKED ASPOT TO LAND AND LOWERED 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS. A LANDING WAS MADE IN A SMALL PASTURE WITH THICK GRASS. THE ACFT WENT INTOTREES AT THE END OF THE PASTURE AND STOPPED WITH ITS NOSE AGAINST A TREE. THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED AND IT CONTAINED A TOTAL OF LESS THAN 2 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN ONLY ABOUT 1 HOUR. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE IN OR AROUND THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA095.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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