Nieuport 17 N3603
27 July 1975 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 July 1975 at about 13:04 local time, a Nieuport 17 registered N3603 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- General Mitchell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Nieuport 17
- Registration
- N3603
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Napierville, Il
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2561
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
NR 3 ARTICULATING ROD TO MASTER ROD PIN REAR SUPPORT WORKED AFT, STRUCK CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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