Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Friday 1 July 1977 |
Time: | 13:46 |
Type: | Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor |
Operator: | Island Airlines |
Registration: | N7684 |
MSN: | 4-AT-42 |
First flight: | 1928-09-26 (48 years 10 months) |
Engines: | 3 Wright J-5 Whirlwind |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Put-in-Bay Airport, OH ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Put-in-Bay Airport, OH, United States of America |
Destination airport: | Port Clinton Airport, OH (PCW/KPCW), United States of America |
Narrative:The Tri-Motor suffered a complete powerloss on two engines. The pilot attempted to return but the airplane struck a utility pole and crashed as it attempted to land back at Put-in-Bay Airport, OH.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - mismanagement of fuel
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel selector positioned between tanks
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel starvation
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
weather - unfavorable wind conditions
Sources:
» NTSB
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Put-in-Bay Airport, OH to Port Clinton Airport, OH as the crow flies is 14 km (9 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.