CHI72DLQ12

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Baxter, KY · August 22, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1971
Place
Baxter, KY · BAXTER, KY
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N84852Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162716

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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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3-3103  71/8/22    BAXTER,KY           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4695
        TIME - 1800                    N84852              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKER-GUTHRIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAXTER,KY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT SOLOED 14 MOS BFOR,HAD FLOWN 5-6 HRS SINCE. RAN OFF RWY INTO 50 FT GULLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N84852
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tucker-Guthrie

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.