- Date
- September 11, 1966
- Place
- Rose Hill, KS · ROSE HILL, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24240Aeronca 65-LA
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120809
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3272 66/9/11 ROSE HILL KANS AERONCA 65-LA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 1004 TIME - 1715 N24240 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOCK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 8 INCHES OF PROPELLER BLADE LOST IN FLIGHT.EVIDENCE OF EXTREME DETERIORATION. OUTDOOR STORAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24240
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-LA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Knock
N24240Registration cancelled Jun 3, 1976 · Aeronca 65-LAAirframe modelAeronca 65-LAEngine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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