MKC66D0488

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7CCM · Eveleth, MN · March 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1966
Place
Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2924EAeronca 7CCM
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172819

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1680  66/3/21    EVELETH MINN        AERONCA 7CCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2924E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVELETH-VIRGINIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N2924E
Reported as
Aeronca 7CCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eveleth-Virginia

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.