- Date
- February 17, 1976
- Place
- Michigan City, IN · MICHIGAN CITY, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N31850Aeronca 65-CA
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760217003119A
- Case key
- 152897
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0267 76/2/17 MICHIGAN CITY,IN AERONCA 65-CA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N31850 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 45, 1111 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MICHIGAN CITY,IN 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31850
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-CA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phillips
N31850Registration cancelled Oct 28, 2013 · Aeronca 65-CAAirframe modelAeronca 65-CAEngine modelContinental A&C65 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.