Foreit SUPER CAT N132TF
3 October 1998 · Middlebury, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 October 1998 at about 16:30 local time, a Foreit SUPER CAT registered N132TF was involved in an accident near Middlebury, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middlebury, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Foreit SUPER CAT
- Registration
- N132TF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oxford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99LA002
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to utilize his seat belt and shoulder harness.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane had an open cockpit, and the pilot was known to fly without his seatbelt and shoulder harness fastened. The accident airplane took off moments after a Hawker 1000 business jet. The pilot's remains were found about 1 mile north of the airport, and the airplane was later found about 845 feet north of the pilot's position, on the same bearing from the airport. There was no evidence of mechanical malfunction, and there was a strong odor of fuel at the site. The shoulder harness, seat belts and buckles were inspected, and found intact and unfastened. There was no sign of belt stretching, fatigue or overload, nor any scratch marks on the metal buckles or attaching hardware. When buckled, there was only a little slack between the seat belt straps and the seat, not enough to be able to secure a person in the seat.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17 Sep 1998 | Cessna 152 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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