Ford Mtr 4-AT-B N7684
21 August 1972 · Port Clinton, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1972 at about 09:45 local time, a Ford Mtr 4-AT-B registered N7684, operated by Island Airlin*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Port Clinton, Ohio, United States. 16 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 15 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Clinton, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Clinton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ford Mtr 4-AT-B
- Registration
- N7684
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Island Airlin*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Put-In-Bay, Ohio
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3419
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
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
R ENG LOST PWR. SAFETY WIRE FAILED, ALLOWED MIXT CTL TO MOVE FROM RICH POS.WIRE IN POOR COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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