- Date
- February 17, 1972
- Place
- Woods Cross, UT · WOODS CROSS, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N81718Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165428
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3956 72/2/17 WOODS CROSS,UT AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1605 N81718 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 957 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 355 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE SKYPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODS CROSS,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF SPOT OR TACK WELDS FWD ATTACH LUG.REF AC43.13-1.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81718
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salt Lake Skypark
N81718Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Champion AERONCA 7ACAirframe modelChampion AERONCA 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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