- Date
- June 9, 1970
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4354EAeronca 7DC
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121676
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0014 70/6/9 DILLINGHAM,ALAS AERONCA 7DC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 880 TIME - 1130 N4354E PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DILLINGHAM,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.POND 1200FT LONG.ACFT DID NOT GET AIRBORNE,RAN UP DIRT BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4354E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
N4354ERegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Aeronca 7DCAirframe modelAeronca 7DCEngine modelContinental C85 series
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