MIA65D0085

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7CCM · Jonesboro, GA · April 10, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1965
Place
Jonesboro, GA · JONESBORO, GA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2559BAeronca 7CCM
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178808

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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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3-0886  65/4/10    JONESBORO GA        AERONCA 7CCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 301
        TIME - 1500                    N2559B              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SO EXPRESSWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT ERCOUPE 415C N2863H SUB. DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2559B
Reported as
Aeronca 7CCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
So Expressway

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.