- Date
- August 15, 1970
- Place
- Arlington, TN · ARLINGTON, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3889EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107639
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3831 70/8/15 ARLINGTON,TENN AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 90 TOTAL TIME - 0810 N3889E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND SMOKE RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 88 160 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 4 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- GRASS ON SHORT STRIP 5-6 INCHES HIGH. R QUARTERING TAIL WIND 4K. TEMP 88 DEG. HIT WEEDS THEN DITCH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3889E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farm Strip
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