Temco GC-1B N2445B
22 March 1980 · Hartford, Connecticut, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 March 1980 at about 16:51 local time, a Temco GC-1B registered N2445B was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Hartford, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartford-Brainard
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Temco GC-1B
- Registration
- N2445B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1988
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
FUEL FILLER CAP GASKET WORN W PIECES MISSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Temco GC-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1982 | Temco GC-1B | Boston Heights, Ohio, United States | Bernard F. Arnold | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1984 | Temco GC-1B SWIFT | Fulton, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1984 | Temco GC-1B | Langley, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1975 | Temco GC-1B | Millerville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1975 | Temco GC-1B | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1975 | Temco GC-1B | Clayton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |