CHI74DEM34

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Ironwood, MI · December 23, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1973
Place
Ironwood, MI · IRONWOOD, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N83234Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731223041209A
Case key
187411

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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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3-4013  73/12/23   IRONWOOD,MICH       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 46,
        TIME - 1100                    N83234              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  133 TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CABLE,MICH                  IRONWOOD,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OPEN SNOW CVRD FLD,ROCK PILE HIDDEN BY A COVERING OF SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N83234
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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