- Date
- April 28, 1972
- Place
- Hampton, GA · HAMPTON, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2553BAeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166116
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1768 72/4/28 HAMPTON,GA AERONCA 7BCM CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1840 N2553B PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 26, 1650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAR CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMPTON,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- INSTR PLT TOOK CONTROL,NOT ABLE TO PREVENT CRASH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2553B
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bear Creek
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