- Date
- January 27, 1982, 13:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Hoffman, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3174CAeronca 7BCM
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820127002039A
- Case key
- 71044
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Terrain condition - snow covered
Nose down
Analysis
While landing on a snow covered driveway in an Aeronca equipped with skis the left wing raised up and the right wingtip caught the ground. The pilot stated the wind was gusting to 18 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3174C
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 293
- Airframe hours
- 63
- Engine
- Continental C85-8FJ, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terry Giese
- Departed
- Hoffman, MN
- Destination
- Hoffman, MN
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 36, 2,640 × 140 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 39 total · 14 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AXN, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.