- Date
- May 3, 1971
- Place
- Vinita, OK · VINITA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N85928Aeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161656
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1519 71/5/3 VINITA,OKLA AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 110 TIME - 1930 N85928 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VINITA,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- L WING STRUCK GRD WHILE PLT FLYING TOO LOW OVER OPEN FIELD TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85928
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N85928Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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