- Date
- June 18, 1967
- Place
- Sterling Jct, MA · STERLING JCT, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9540EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115744
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4660 67/6/18 STERLING JCT,MASS AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 16 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N9540E PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STERLING TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- STRUCK RUDDER OF BEECH N9562Z,SUBST DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9540E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sterling
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