- Date
- February 27, 1965
- Place
- Watertown, WI · WATERTOWN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9818YAeronca 7HC
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179383
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0344 65/2/27 WATERTOWN WIS AERONCA 7HC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 58 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N9818Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9818Y
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watertown
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