- Date
- November 13, 1977
- Place
- Petersburg, VA · PETERSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N85478Aeronca 7CCM
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771113039669A
- Case key
- 144207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4134 77/11/13 PETERSBURG,VA AERONCA 7CCM CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 141 TIME - 1045 N85478 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGS PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETERSBURG,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- SETTLED BACK TO RWY,CONTINUED INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85478
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7CCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Youngs Pvt Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N85478 · 1
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