- Date
- December 18, 1977
- Place
- Watha, NC · WATHA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2406EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771218041399A
- Case key
- 143866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3934 77/12/18 WATHA,NC AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2260 TIME - 1700 N2406E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALLACE,NC WATHA,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON ROAD WHICH HAD MARGINAL CLEARANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2406E
- 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.