Status:	Final
Date:	21 AUG 1972
Time:	09:45
Type:	Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor
Operator:	Island Airlines
Registration:	N7684
C/n / msn:	4-AT-42
First flight:	1928-09-26 (43 years 11 months)
Engines:	3 Wright J-5
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Port Clinton, OH (United States of America)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	Passenger
Departure airport:	Port Clinton Airport, OH (PCW/KPCW), United States of America
Destination airport:	Put-in-Bay Airport, OH, United States of America

Narrative:
The right engine lost power on takeoff, following which the Tri-Motor stalled and crashed.

PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
powerplant - engine controls: mixture control assemblies
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly secured
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly installed
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 1 engine

Sources:
» NTSB