- Date
- December 3, 1972
- Place
- Charlotte, MI · CHARLOTTE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2757EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3890 72/12/3 CHARLOTTE,MICH AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 138 TIME - 1645 N2757E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCH H BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINDEN,MICH CHARLOTTE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- OLEO STRUT P/N 3-433 SEPARATED FM STUFFING BOX P/N 1-2254. SUB DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2757E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitch H Beach