- Date
- September 16, 1972
- Place
- Perkasie, PA · PERKASIE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4008AAeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168299
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3469 72/9/16 PERKASIE,PA AERONCA 7BCM CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 164 TIME - 1715 N4008A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PENNRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERYVILLE,PA PERKASIE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4008A
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pennridge
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