- Date
- April 1, 1971
- Place
- Englewood, CO · ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N84902Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201401
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1084 71/4/1 ENGLEWOOD,COLO AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0750 N84902 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 53, 272 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 17 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLETON,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 310 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 40 DEG L X-WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84902
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arapahoe Co
N84902Registration cancelled Mar 7, 2018 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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