- Date
- December 31, 1966
- Place
- Phelphs, MN · PHELPHS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4642EAeronca 7CCM
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4167 66/12/31 PHELPHS MINN AERONCA 7CCM CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N4642E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F ICE FOG 0 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- PLT LOST HORIZON REFERENCE DURING APPROACH TO SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4642E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7CCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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