- Date
- June 10, 1972
- Place
- Winder, GA · WINDER, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3481EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2353 72/6/10 WINDER,GA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 827 TIME - 1330 N3481E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINDER,GA STONE MOUNTAIN,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN SINCE MARCH 1972. LNDD IN PASTURE,HIT TERRACE HIDDEN BY HI GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3481E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Winder
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