DIA69F0182

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Charlotte, NC · April 27, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1969
Place
Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1946EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189252

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1086  69/4/27    CHARLOTTE,NC        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 0630                    N1946E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROCKENBROUGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT JUMPED CHOCK AFTER A HAND PROP START AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CHEROKEE ARROW N5547J.

Aircraft

Registration
N1946E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brockenbrough

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N1946E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.