- Date
- September 28, 1969
- Place
- Farmerville, LA · FARMERVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N64906Aeronca 0-58A
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2680 69/9/28 FARMERVILLE,LA AERONCA 0-58A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 400 TIME - 1715 N64906 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE,LA FARMERVILLE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- FWD/AFT ATTACH TUBE SECTIONS OF R HORZ STBLZR SEPARATED.INFERIOR WELD BY OWNER APPROVED BY FAA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64906
- Reported as
- Aeronca 0-58A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Farmerville
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