- Date
- September 22, 1974
- Place
- Demotte, IN · DEMOTTE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1536EAeronca 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740922035099A
- Case key
- 138728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3429 74/9/22 DEMOTTE,IND AERONCA 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3000 TIME - 1715 N1536E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEEVER BROS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEMOTTE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- BRAKES CKD OK.HIT APPLE TREE ON L SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1536E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cheever Bros
N1536ERegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Aeronca 7ECAirframe modelAeronca 7ECEngine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1536E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC96LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Castle, PAthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and an encounter with high grass and a ditch off the side of the runway.NTSB CHI71FBQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedSavoy, IL