- Date
- January 29, 1966
- Place
- Kalkaska, MI · KALKASKA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N21303Aeronca 65-C
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173234
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0690 66/1/29 KALKASKA MICH AERONCA 65-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 300 TIME - 1200 N21303 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT TAPED OPENING IN NOSE COWLING. ENGINE OVERHEATED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21303
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N21303Registration cancelled Jan 21, 1976 · Aeronca 65-CAirframe modelAeronca 65-CEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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