- Date
- December 17, 1966
- Place
- Centre, AL · CENTRE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N85873Aeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119833
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4006 66/12/17 CENTRE ALA AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N85873 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- STUDENT LETDOWN OVER LAKE.LANDING GEAR STRUCK WATER. WIND-CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85873
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Centre
N85873Registration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N85873 · 1
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