- Date
- June 4, 1966
- Place
- Saugus, CA · SAUGUS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N82524Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0456 66/6/4 SAUGUS CALIF AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N82524 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AGUA DULCE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH PARKED STEAMROLLER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82524
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Agua Dulce
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