NYC67D0417

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Mechanicsburg, PA · December 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 17, 1966
Place
Mechanicsburg, PA · MECHANICSBURG, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N82146Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119919

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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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3-4118  66/12/17   MECHANICSBURG PA    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1305                    N82146              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 575 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            244 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT VOLAIR 10 N5555M SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N82146
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Skyport

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.