- Date
- February 19, 1973
- Place
- Beverly, MA · BEVERLY, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N83022Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730219003529A
- Case key
- 169537
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0091 73/2/19 BEVERLY,MASS AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, TIME - 1715 N83022 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEVERLY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEVERLY,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED REMARKS- REAR STICK SECURED BY REAR SEAT BELT.PLT DID NOT CHECK CONTROLS PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83022
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beverly
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.