NYC75FHD51

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7BCM · Pennington, NJ · June 3, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1975
Place
Pennington, NJ · PENNINGTON, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9324HAeronca 7BCM
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750603020289A
Case key
149239

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2008   75/6/3    PENNINGTON,NJ       AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N9324H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 62, 3210 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENNINGTON,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE LINKAGE DISCONNECTED AT FUEL CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N9324H
Reported as
Aeronca 7BCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Twin Pine

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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