- Date
- December 17, 1969
- Place
- Cannan, NY · CANNAN, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1287HAeronca 15AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149264
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3645 69/12/17 CANNAN,NY AERONCA 15AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 250 TIME - 1415 N1287H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POTSDAM,NY GR BARRINGTON,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INSPECTION OF R WING BLADDER FUEL TANK REVEALED AN ABRASION AREA.L WING STRUCK ROAD SIGN POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1287H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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