ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370644
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| Date: | Thursday 21 July 1988 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  WACO UPF-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Al & Audrey Speckman |
| Registration: | N20973 |
| MSN: | 5319 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3271 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL W-670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenland, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenland, NH |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INTENTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE AT AN ANNUAL COMPANY PICNIC A RIDE IN THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER TAKEOFF AND WHILE STARTING A LEFT TURN THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A 'SUDDEN WINDSHEAR/DOWNDRAFT.' THE AIRCRAFT NEVER GOT ABOVE 200 FEET AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING THE RECOVERY. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT GOT INTO A 'STALL CONDITION DURING THE TURN TO DOWNWIND'.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88LA190
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 January 1944 | NC20973 | Defense Plant Corp/Aircraft Services Consolidated | 0 | 6 miles southeast of Bloomsburg, PA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 13:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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