- Date
- April 9, 1972
- Place
- Atmore, AL · ATMORE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2821EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0727 72/4/9 ATMORE,ALA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 140 TIME - 1730 N2821E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATMORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATMORE,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- HAND PROPPING,ACFT NOT TIED DOWN.PAX UN STOP ACFT,HIT HANGAR DOOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2821E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Atmore
N2821ERegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Champion 7ACAirframe modelChampion 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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