- Date
- November 1, 1972
- Place
- Plattsburgh, NY · PLATTSBURGH, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1486EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168977
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3259 72/11/1 PLATTSBURGH,NY AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 20 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N1486E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLATTSBURGH,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- SHORT FLD TKOF,APPLIED FULL PWR,ACFT DRIFTED L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1486E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clinton County
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