- Date
- January 7, 1978
- Place
- Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3178EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780107004029A
- Case key
- 143408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0765 78/1/7 NR.GULKANA,AK AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 444 TIME - 1330 N3178E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 383 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULKANA,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE REMARKS- ICE ON WINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3178E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanford River
N3178ERegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2022 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3178E · 1
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