- Date
- December 26, 1965
- Place
- Fort Lee, NJ · FORT LEE, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84838Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3735 65/12/26 FORT LEE NJ AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 215 TIME - 0920 N84838 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- FUEL TANK FILLER CAP CAME OFF DURING FLIGHT.FUEL SPRAYED ON WINDSHIELD.AIRCFT WAS LANDED ON BRIDGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84838
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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