- Date
- April 15, 1975
- Place
- Selma, AL · SELMA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8544EAeronca 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750415008459A
- Case key
- 148654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0652 75/4/15 SELMA,AL AERONCA 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 260 TIME - 1945 N8544E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SELMA,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LOW SPOTS ON RWY WITH STANDING WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8544E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Skyharbor
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.