- Date
- May 8, 1966
- Place
- Pelham, NH · PELHAM, NH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84242Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172164
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1014 66/5/8 PELHAM NH AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1000 TIME - 1530 N84242 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. REMARKS- BOLT IN RT LDG GEAR OLEO ASSY NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED.FELL OUT 26 HRS AFTER LAST RECORDED MAINT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84242
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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