- Date
- April 18, 1968
- Place
- Okla.City, OK · OKLA.CITY, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4677EAeronca 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0905 68/4/18 OKLA.CITY,OKLA AERONCA 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1545 N4677E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- PLT DID NOT CLOSE AUX TANK VALVE,MAIN TANK FULL.CAUSED OVERFLOW ON WINDSHIELD.ACFT PLACARDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4677E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Downtown
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