- Date
- May 17, 1969
- Place
- Moorestown, NJ · MOORESTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N81744Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172901
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4742 69/5/17 MOORESTOWN,NJ AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1445 N81744 PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORESTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOORESTOWN,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DEMO FLT FLWG ACFT SALE.TWO SPARK PLUGS FOUND WET NOT FIRING PROPERLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81744
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Moorestown
N81744Registration cancelled Apr 10, 2018 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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