- Date
- November 25, 1969
- Place
- Greenwich, CT · GREENWICH, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3044EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144752
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4481 69/11/25 GREENWICH,CONN AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N3044E PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ITHACA,NY WHITE PLAINS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- NO PREVIOUS NITE TIME. LANDED IN SMALL PASTURE,HIT TREES AND FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3044E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3044ERegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2019 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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