- Date
- May 2, 1974
- Place
- Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4002EAeronca 11BC
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740502023439A
- Case key
- 125929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2120 74/5/2 SOLDOTNA,ALAS AERONCA 11BC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 194 TIME - 1130 N4002E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLDOTNA,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT HIT WIRES ACROSS RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4002E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4002ERegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2018 · Aeronca 11BCAirframe modelAeronca 11BCEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.