CHI66A0023

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Perrysville, OH · September 2, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 2, 1965
Place
Perrysville, OH · PERRYSVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N83941Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176407

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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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2-0776   65/9/2    PERRYSVILLE OHIO    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 100
        TIME - 1440                    N83941              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANT HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N83941
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pleasant Hill

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.