MKC67F0234

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Tuthill, SD · August 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1966
Place
Tuthill, SD · TUTHILL, SD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N82894Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121833

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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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3-3242  66/8/28    TUTHILL S DAK       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42,
        TIME - 0530                    N82894              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM NARROW FARM ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N82894
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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