- Date
- September 5, 1971
- Place
- Millington, MI · MILLINGTON, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84546Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163324
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4286 71/9/5 MILLINGTON,MICH AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 150 TIME - 1430 N84546 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILLINGTON,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- R OLEO STRUT SPRTD IN FLT,PLT LNDD ON L GR,NS OVER.ATTACHMENT HOLES TORE OUT OF PN 1-2255.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84546
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rix
N84546Registration cancelled Jan 8, 2003 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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