- Date
- December 16, 1966
- Place
- Layton, UT · LAYTON, UT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N81973Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119700
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3817 66/12/16 LAYTON UT AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 100 TIME - 1145 N81973 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL AFB TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SMALL FARM FIELD NEAR HIS HOME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81973
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hill Afb
N81973Registration cancelled Feb 1, 2007 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental C85 series
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