- Date
- May 11, 1971
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N81650Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1598 71/5/11 BELLE GLADE,FLA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 180 TIME - 1115 N81650 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAHOKEE,FLA BELLE GLADE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L WHEEL FELL OFF.MAINT PERFORMED FEW DAYS BFR ACDNT,OLD COTTER KEY REUSED TO SECURE WHEEL NUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81650
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Belle Glade
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Other investigations on N81650 · 1
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