Piper PA-23 N62664
5 August 1979 · Newport, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1979 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N62664, operated by New Haven Airw, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Newport, Rhode Island, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newport State
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N62664
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- New Haven Airw
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Bridgeport, Ct
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2155
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
#4 CYL TOP PLUG INSULATOR CRACKED & BROKEN OFF.LEAD BUILD UP IN SOME PLUGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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