- Date
- April 7, 1969
- Place
- Alto, MI · ALTO, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9674EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0773 69/4/7 ALTO,MICH AERONCA 11AC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1917 N9674E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWNSEND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PVT STRIP.35 FT HIGH WIRES OFF END OF 1500 FT RNWY.RNWY DOWN GRADE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9674E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Townsend
N9674ERegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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