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Fairchild PT-19A N60668

28 March 1968 · Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 March 1968 at about 15:30 local time, a Fairchild PT-19A registered N60668 was involved in an accident during in flight near Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport
Hiller
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Fairchild PT-19A
Registration
N60668
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1309

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

MAGNETO WIRE SHIELDING CRACKED, EXPOSING INSULATION TO MOISTURE.ACFT STORED IN OPEN HANGAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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