CHI65F0125

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Buffalo, KY · May 11, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1965
Place
Buffalo, KY · BUFFALO, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N83459Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178297

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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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3-0842  65/5/11    BUFFALO KY          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 175
        TIME - 1045                    N83459              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- 12 TO 14 INCH HIGH PASTURE GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N83459
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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