Dimaria BD-4D N68020
23 July 1983 · Pittstown, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Dimaria BD-4D registered N68020 was involved in an accident near Pittstown, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittstown, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alexandria Field (NONE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dimaria BD-4D
- Registration
- N68020
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83FHA05
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PRE-TAKEOFF RUN-UP WAS NORMAL. AS THE ACFT LIFTED OFF THE RWY THE ENG QUIT. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY ONTO SOFT GROUND & FLIPPED OVER. THE ONLY ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND WAS LOW COMPRESSION IN THE #1 CYLINDER DUE TO BOTH VALVES BEING STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN. ALL FUEL HAD DRAINED FROM THE FUEL TANKS WHILE THE ACFT LAY UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WERE NO QUICK DRAINS IN THE WING FUEL TANKS; PLUGS WERE INSTALLED INSTEAD. FUEL CAN ONLY BE CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION BY DRAINING FUEL FROM THE QUICK DRAIN AT THE FIREWALL FILTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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