NYC66D0269

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 65-TAC · Ashland, ME · September 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1965
Place
Ashland, ME · ASHLAND, ME
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N36823Aeronca 65-TAC
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175625

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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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3-2797  65/9/19    ASHLAND ME          AERONCA 65-TAC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 112
        TIME - 1705                    N36823              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N36823
Reported as
Aeronca 65-TAC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.