- Date
- August 18, 1967
- Place
- Gakona, AK · GAKONA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1949EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114692
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2935 67/8/18 GAKONA,ALAS AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 210 TIME - 1420 N1949E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAKONA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ABOVE TREES. CROSSWIND 20K GUSTING TO 40K. NO WEATHER FACILITIES AVAIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1949E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gakona
N1949ERegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2012 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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