DEN70F0107

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7ECA · Lyons, CO · September 28, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1969
Place
Lyons, CO · LYONS, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2571FAeronca 7ECA
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151625

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4096  69/9/28    LYONS,COLO          AERONCA 7ECA        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 122
        TIME - 1500                    N2571F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRIVATE AIRSTRIP            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED GRADUAL PWR LOSS. CRASH LANDED ON ROUGH TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2571F
Reported as
Aeronca 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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