CHI66F0118

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 058B · Champaign, IL · July 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1965
Place
Champaign, IL · CHAMPAIGN, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N46924Aeronca 058B
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177004

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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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3-2008  65/7/21    CHAMPAIGN ILL       AERONCA 058B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N46924              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N46924
Reported as
Aeronca 058B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.