NYC68F0080

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Monroeville, PA · July 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1967
Place
Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N85148Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115635

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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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3-2524  67/7/23    MONROEVILLE,PA      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1450
        TIME - 1940                    N85148              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSBURGH-MONROE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDED IN SMALL SLOPING FIELD,DUE LOSS PWR.ENG REPAIRED.PLT TRIED FLY ACFT OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N85148
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pittsburgh-Monroe

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.