- Date
- April 11, 1976
- Place
- Transylvania, LA · TRANSYLVANIA, LA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2606EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760411009339A
- Case key
- 153427
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0929 76/4/11 NR.TRANSYLVANIA,LA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 345 TIME - 1745 N2606E PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- LOW PASS NR FRIENDS HOUSE INTO SUN. HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2606E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.