- Date
- October 15, 1972
- Place
- Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8354VAeronca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4016 72/10/15 ARCADIA,FLA AERONCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 428 TIME - 1515 N8354V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCADIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCADIA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8354V
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arcadia
N8354VRegistration cancelled Oct 24, 2013 · Champion 7ECAAirframe modelChampion 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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