LAX66F0230

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Santa Paula, CA · January 22, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 22, 1966
Place
Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N82413Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173641

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0092  66/1/22    SANTA PAULA CALIF   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N82413              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED ARCFT PIPER PA-28 N7101W SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE.AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED

Aircraft

Registration
N82413
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Paula

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.