- Date
- July 13, 1980
- Place
- Morristown, IN · MORRISTOWN, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3687EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800713025489A
- Case key
- 129906
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1589 80/7/13 MORRISTOWN,IN AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43, TIME - 1530 N3687E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 1000 TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMER'S FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORRISTOWN,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- PLT & ARPT NOT CERTIFICATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3687E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farmer'S Field
N3687ERegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · Champion AERONCA 7ACAirframe modelChampion AERONCA 7ACEngine 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.