- Date
- July 12, 1970
- Place
- Cresco, IA · CRESCO, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7535EAeronca 7GC
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2974 70/7/12 CRESCO,IOWA AERONCA 7GC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1185 TIME - 0730 N7535E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STURTEVANT,WIS RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LND IN OAT FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7535E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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