- Date
- August 5, 1978
- Place
- Corning, IA · CORNING, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N83008Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780805022439A
- Case key
- 139904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2137 78/8/5 CORNING,IA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 116 TIME - 1450 N83008 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORNING MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LE SUEUR,WI CORNING,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83008
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Corning Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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