LAX76AL034

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Missing Aircraft · November 4, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 4, 1975
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3342EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751104037319A
Case key
151478

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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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3-3763   75/11/4   MISSING AIRCRAFT    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1102
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3342E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACCDT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3342E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.