- Date
- October 12, 1969
- Place
- Annapolis, MD · ANNAPOLIS, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2398EAeronca S-7CCM
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152420
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4182 69/10/12 ANNAPOLIS,MD AERONCA S-7CCM CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 4861 TIME - 1615 N2398E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARBOR HILLS,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FLOAT SPREADER BAR ATTACH FITTING FAILED,L FLOAT HIT BY PROP.ACFT FURTHER DMGD DRG SALVAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2398E
- Reported as
- Aeronca S-7CCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2398ERegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Champion 7CCMAirframe modelChampion 7CCMEngine modelContinental C90 series
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