- Date
- September 5, 1970
- Place
- Pellston, MI · PELLSTON, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1608EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3627 70/9/5 PELLSTON,MICH AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 162 TIME - 1515 N1608E PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMET COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PELLSTON,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT,NON FLT INSTRUCTOR RATED,CHECKING OUT OTHER PLT IN CONV GR ACFT.RWY SHOULDERS RCNTLY GRADED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1608E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Emmet County
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