- Date
- August 20, 1972
- Place
- Chadron, NE · CHADRON, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7527EAeronca 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168454
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3167 72/8/20 CHADRON,NEBR AERONCA 7FC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 485 TIME - 1800 N7527E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHADRON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHADRON,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPED ACFT. CARB THROTTLE CTL NOT ATTACHED TO THROTTLE ARM. HIT LIGHT POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7527E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chadron Muni
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Other investigations on N7527E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN83FA077Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWright, WYThe acft spun into the ground from low alt while hunting foxes. The acft had previously landed in a wheat field and the occupants talked with a friend about seeing foxes nearby. They were going to fly around some more and have a look. A short time later the…NTSB MKC70F0259Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCrawford, NE