- Date
- August 17, 1969
- Place
- Duanesburgh, NY · DUANESBURGH, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84771Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162985
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3569 69/8/17 DUANESBURGH,NY AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0905 N84771 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 38, 626 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 69 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUANESBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUANESBURGH,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND VARIABLE GUSTING 20K. SUDDEN X-WIND JUST PRIOR TOUCHDOWN BLEW ACFT OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84771
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duanesburg
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