MIA66A0015

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Rolla, ND · September 7, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 7, 1965
Place
Rolla, ND · ROLLA, ND
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1721EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176412

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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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2-0784   65/9/7  NR.ROLLA N DAK        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 168
        TIME - 1130                    N1721E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N1721E
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.