- Date
- December 18, 1966
- Place
- Pt.Washington, WI · PT.WASHINGTON, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1401HAeronca 15AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119852
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4040 66/12/18 PT.WASHINGTON WIS AERONCA 15AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 313 TIME - 1645 N1401H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT WASHINGTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- UNMARKED AIRSTRIP IS USABLE BUT NO LONGER ACTIVE DUE MARGINAL ADEQUACY.ADEQUATE STRIP IS AVAILABLE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1401H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Washington
N1401HRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Aeronca 15ACAirframe modelAeronca 15ACEngine modelContinental C145 series
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