Noorduyn UC64A N69795

28 August 1977 · New Salem, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 28 August 1977 at about 12:00 local time, a Noorduyn UC64A registered N69795, operated by Parachutes, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near New Salem, Massachusetts, United States. 10 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 28 August 1977 at 12:00
Classification: Accident
Location: New Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport: Orange Muni
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Noorduyn UC64A
Registration: N69795
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Parachutes, Inc
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Parachute Jump
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3306

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
10	0	0	3	7

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

CORROSION DEPOSIT FOUND BLOCKING ACCELERATOR PUMP OUTLET ORIFICE OF BENDIX STROMBERG NA-Y9E1 CARB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3306, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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