- Date
- May 18, 1968
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7448BAeronca 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109989
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2182 68/5/18 NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS AERONCA 7EC CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N7448B PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 431 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 26 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ATTEMPTED STEEP TURN AT LOW ALT TO AVOID RISING TERRAIN ON SHORELINE AFTER T/O FROM LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7448B
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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