- Date
- July 31, 1981
- Place
- Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N83045Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810731046499A
- Case key
- 124560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1888 81/7/31 WOODBRIDGE,VA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 36 TOTAL TIME - 0730 N83045 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODBRIDGE,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83045
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodbridge
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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 N83045 · 1
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