- Date
- July 13, 1970
- Place
- Coolidge, AZ · COOLIDGE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N85606Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2992 70/7/13 COOLIDGE,ARIZ AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N85606 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COOLIDGE-FLORENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COOLIDGE,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- L LDG GR REAR SUPPORT STRUT FAILED. WAS RUSTY AND DETERIORATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85606
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coolidge-Florence
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