- Date
- January 12, 1974
- Place
- Charlotte, MI · CHARLOTTE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N86078Aeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740112002229A
- Case key
- 187113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0212 74/1/12 CHARLOTTE,MICH AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N86078 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 377 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 14 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKYWAY ESTATES,MICH CHARLOTTE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB HEAT DUCT FM R ENG EX SHROUD DISCONNECTED AND BKN OFF FOR SOME TIME.LNDD IN SNOW 2-3FT DRIFTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86078
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N86078Registration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N86078 · 1
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