FTW69F0510

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 11CC · Plano, TX · May 23, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1969
Place
Plano, TX · PLANO, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4613EAeronca 11CC
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183607

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1350  69/5/23    PLANO,TEX           AERONCA 11CC        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N4613E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 455 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS NORTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- RT RUDDER PEDAL CNTRL CABLE ATTACH BRACKET BENT. ALLOWED CABLE TO BECOME LOOSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4613E
Reported as
Aeronca 11CC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dallas North

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.