- Date
- December 1, 1966
- Place
- Williamsburg, VA · WILLIAMSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4486EAeronca 7DC
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3773 66/12/1 WILLIAMSBURG VA AERONCA 7DC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N4486E PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4486E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Central
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