- Date
- February 26, 1966
- Place
- St Francisvill, MO · ST FRANCISVILL, MO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N21340Aeronca 50C
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1232 66/2/26 ST FRANCISVILL MO AERONCA 50C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 155 TIME - 1120 N21340 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- AILERON CONTROL CABLE TURNBUCKLE BETWEEN CONTROL WHEEL SPROCKET AND CABLE JUNCTION LINK FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21340
- Reported as
- Aeronca 50C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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