- Date
- September 5, 1971
- Place
- Key Largo, FL · KEY LARGO, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3806EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163326
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4287 71/9/5 KEY LARGO,FLA AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 555 TIME - 1230 N3806E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT LARGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST PALM BEACH,FLA KEY LARGO,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- 15K XWIND,VEERED OFF RWY OVR EMBANKMENT INTO WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3806E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Largo
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