- Date
- May 18, 1974
- Place
- Rocks State Pk, MD · ROCKS STATE PK, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24277Aeronca 65-C
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740518014779A
- Case key
- 124801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1520 74/5/18 ROCKS STATE PK,MD AERONCA 65-C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 507 TIME - 1730 N24277 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FALLSTON,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AT LOW ALT LOOKING DWN AND OUT L SIDE WINDOW WHEN ACFT STRUCK TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24277
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N24277Registration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Aeronca 65-CAirframe modelAeronca 65-CEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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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.
Other investigations on N24277 · 1
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