- Date
- February 15, 1975
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9511EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750215002939A
- Case key
- 147856
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0450 75/2/15 AMITYVILLE,NY AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2254 TIME - 1100 N9511E PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHN'S DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITYVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- NEW OWNER CK OUT.ACDT OCRD ON 2ND TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9511E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zahn'S
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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.