- Date
- September 5, 1976
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N82559Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760905026879A
- Case key
- 149745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3152 76/9/5 KENAI,AK AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N82559 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 22, 420 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- ACFT GROUNDLOOPED 90DEG TO RWY,PWR WAS APPLIED TO CLEAR DITCH BUT L GEAR CAUGHT SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82559
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kenai
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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.
Other investigations on N82559 · 1
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