- Date
- August 23, 1969
- Place
- Buckhannon, WV · BUCKHANNON, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84528Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160565
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3593 69/8/23 BUCKHANNON,W VA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 10 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N84528 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUCKHANNON,W VA BUCKHANNON,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT.APPLIED BRAKES TOO HARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84528
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lewis Field
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