Wichawk 1 N54CW
1 November 1983 · Northampton, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 November 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Wichawk 1 registered N54CW was involved in an accident near Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. 2 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lafleur (7B2)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Wichawk 1
- Registration
- N54CW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Meriden → Northampton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA019
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE APPROACH WAS TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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