- Date
- August 25, 1973
- Place
- Clanton, AL · CLANTON, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N83608Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730825027459A
- Case key
- 189309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2344 73/8/25 CLANTON,ALA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 125 TIME - 1230 N83608 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREGG FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CULLMAN,ALA CLANTON,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- PVT PLT NOT CERTIFICATED AS FLT INSTRUCTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83608
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gregg Field
N83608Registration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N83608 · 1
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