- Date
- July 30, 1966
- Place
- Cardova, AK · CARDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3112EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122199
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2234 66/7/30 NR.CARDOVA ALAS AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 900 TIME - 0930 N3112E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SWELL AND RIGHT FRONT FOAT FITTING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3112E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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