- Date
- February 12, 1966
- Place
- Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3870EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1177 66/2/12 CREVE COEUR MO AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N3870E PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARROWHEAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3870E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arrowhead
N3870ERegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2017 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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