- Date
- May 23, 1972
- Place
- Centre Hall, PA · CENTRE HALL, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N84539Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2191 72/5/23 CENTRE HALL,PA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 9 TOTAL TIME - 1745 N84539 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRE AIR PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTRE HALL,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- 1ST SOLO,3RD TKOF.BECAME AIRBORNE,CRASHED ON HANGAR ROOF.REG NR,DMG TO PARKED ACFT UNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84539
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Centre Air Park
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