CHI65F0116

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca L-3 · Waynesville, OH · April 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1965
Place
Waynesville, OH · WAYNESVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9948HAeronca L-3
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179086

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0724  65/4/17    WAYNESVILLE OHIO    AERONCA L-3         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N9948H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY CENTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                     *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     215
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N9948H
Reported as
Aeronca L-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Center

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.