- Date
- May 3, 1975
- Place
- Ft.Collins, CO · FT.COLLINS, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84555Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750503008599A
- Case key
- 132973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0902 75/5/3 FT.COLLINS,CO AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 202 TIME - 0915 N84555 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG SPRINGS,NE FT.COLLINS,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- STUDENT PLT PASSENGER AT FLT CONTROLS.STEERABLE TAIL WHEEL WORN TO A FULL SWIVEL CONDITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84555
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Valley Airpark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N84555 · 2
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