- Date
- April 11, 1968
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N82998Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1329 68/4/11 AMITYVILLE,NY AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N82998 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82998
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zahns
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