- Date
- July 11, 1968
- Place
- Matamoras, PA · MATAMORAS, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3035EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109803
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1915 68/7/11 MATAMORAS,PA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N3035E PX- 0 0 1 TEST AGE 59, 28000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DERVEND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENGINE PRIMER FOUND IN UNLOCKED POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3035E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dervend
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