- Date
- July 14, 1965
- Place
- Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N83164Aeronca 7-BCM
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177278
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0660 65/7/14 NR.ELY NEV AERONCA 7-BCM CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N83164 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 88 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 180 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBSERVED TO PULL UP IN STEEP CLIMBING TURN,THEN DIVE INTO THE GROUND NEAR PILOTS HOME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83164
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7-BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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