- Date
- April 21, 1972
- Place
- Easton, CT · EASTON, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N85810Aeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166243
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1616 72/4/21 EASTON,CONN AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 86 TOTAL TIME - 0730 N85810 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTFORD,CONN EASTON,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85810
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Monroe
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