- Date
- January 23, 1972
- Place
- Kent, MI · KENT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1249EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0371 72/1/23 KENT,MICH AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 290 TIME - 1515 N1249E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR SPRINGS,MICH KENT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- VEERED L OFF RWY THRU SNWBNK INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1249E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sparta
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