MKC70F0240

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Willow Springs, MO · September 30, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1969
Place
Willow Springs, MO · WILLOW SPRINGS, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1818EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157577

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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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3-4035  69/9/30    WILLOW SPRINGS,MO   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N1818E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 1340 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLOW SPRINGS,MO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED R,HIT WOOD RWY MARKER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1818E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Willow Springs

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.