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Fouga CM-170R Magister

CM.170R 354

Destroyed

Identification

Construction number
354
Variant
CM.170R
Likely sub-variant
CM.170-1
Registration
N302FM
Military serial
354
Built
1962

Current situation

Location
US
Operator or owner
SALE REPORTED
Last confirmed
1990

History

  1. Delivered to Armée de l'Air as 254, 19??.
  2. Basler Flight Service Inc, Oshkosh, WI, June 1987.
  3. - Registered as N302FM.
  4. First Options Inc, Kalamazoo, MI, 1988.
  5. James R. Porter, Hinsdale, IL, 1988-1990.
  6. - Crashed on landing approach, destroyed, Oshkosh, WI, July 26, 1990.
  7. NTSB Identification: CHI90LA199
  8. Accident occurred Thursday, July 26, 1990 in OSHKOSH, WI
  9. Probable Cause Approval Date: 09/15/1992
  10. Aircraft: Fouga FOUGA-MAGISTER, registration: N302FM
  11. Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
  12. ON TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DECAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TURN WHILE ADDING FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK AND STALLED JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
  13. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
  14. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED IN TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL.

Research notes

[S022] Liste de production fouga.be (extrait brut) : « 315-PZ11-OF »

Other recorded data

variantInferred
CM.170-1
variantInferredNote
[S022] Déduction de PLAGE (non confirmée par cellule) : c/n < 405 => motorisation Marboré II, soit CM.170-1. Le prototype Marboré VI est le c/n 405, la 1re de série -2 le c/n 436.

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