ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 10051
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| Date: | Thursday 31 August 1967 |
| Time: | 18:07 |
| Type: |  Maule M-4-210C |
| Owner/operator: | F. Nelson Blount |
| Registration: | N9869M |
| MSN: | 1050C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marlborough, New Hampshire -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
After operating a day of steam excursions on August 31, 1967, F. Nelson Blount was flying from Steamtown, USA in Bellows Falls, VErmont to his home in Dublin, New Hampshire when his Maule Rocket, a new plane with only thirty hours of flying time, crashed near Marlborough, New Hampshire, during an emergency landing caused by fuel exhaustion.[4] Nelson was an experienced flyer and had owned many aircraft; he had performed a pre-flight check and is believed to have planned to stop at Keene Airport for refueling. Around noon the next day, September 1, two local girls—Dawn Antilla, age 14, and Laurie St. John, age 13—came across the field and ran immediately to a nearby home to call the police. The crash had been found near the border of the village of Chesham, New Hampshire, and the town of Marlborough, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Nelson's home in Dublin.
As the plane descended its rear landing gear had buckled. The plane had bounced up and continued flying for 88 feet (27 m) down the field and into a large pine tree at the crest of the clearing. Dr. James Ballou, Cheshire County medical referee, later found no evidence of a heart attack or other illness. The possibility of major mechanical issues on the brand-new plane was investigated and ruled out.
recovery date-9/1/67.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Nelson_Blount
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2023 05:57 | Anon. | Updated |
| 29-Nov-2023 17:03 | Rushtopj | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Country] |
| 14-Feb-2024 13:58 | RickKfoury | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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