- Date
- July 19, 1967
- Place
- Imperial, TX · IMPERIAL, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4844EAeronca 7GC
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115584
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2477 67/7/19 IMPERIAL,TEX AERONCA 7GC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1503 TIME - 0900 N4844E PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LEFT GEAR STRUCK DITCH BANK,FLT CONTINUED TO HOME BASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4844E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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