- Date
- August 20, 1978
- Place
- Imlay City, MI · IMLAY CITY, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N85108Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780820023629A
- Case key
- 140113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2301 78/8/20 NR.IMLAY CITY,MI AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1958 N85108 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY DIEHL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAPEER,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85108
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harry Diehl
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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.