- Date
- September 23, 1973
- Place
- South Hill, VA · SOUTH HILL, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2904EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730923029519A
- Case key
- 188511
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2969 73/9/23 SOUTH HILL,VA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 145 TIME - 1600 N2904E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HILL MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH HILL,VA SOUTH BOSTON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER REMARKS- NO CHOCKS OR TIE-DWN ROPES.BRIEFED PAX RE START,ENG CAUGHT PAX JAMMED THROTTLE OPEN CLBD 50-75FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2904E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Hill Mun
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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.