- Date
- March 4, 1967
- Place
- Weedsport, NY · WEEDSPORT, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N83408Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118187
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0859 67/3/4 WEEDSPORT,NY AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N83408 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 678 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 72 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITFORD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT APPROX 37 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83408
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whitford
N83408Registration cancelled Dec 3, 2022 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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