- Date
- April 4, 1981
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1438EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810404016389A
- Case key
- 127039
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0617 81/4/4 BAKERSFIELD,CA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 156 TIME - 0900 N1438E PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- 1ST SOLO FLT IN THIS MAKE & MODEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1438E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bakersfield
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.