- Date
- July 2, 1970
- Place
- Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N36834Aeronca 65-TAC
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120789
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2834 70/7/2 BELLE VERNON,PA AERONCA 65-TAC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1910 N36834 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 50, 10360 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE VERNON,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 86 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED INTERSECTION T/O,ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT,WIND CALM. D/A 3000 FT. LEFT PITOT COVER ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36834
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-TAC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rostraver
N36834Registered now · Aeronca 65-TACAirframe modelAeronca 65-TACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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