- Date
- September 17, 1978
- Place
- Bridgeville, PA · BRIDGEVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9845YAeronca 7HC
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780917029479A
- Case key
- 139802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2977 78/9/17 BRIDGEVILLE,PA AERONCA 7HC CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 8528 TIME - 1345 N9845Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEVILLE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SIGN TOWING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- BANNER TOW LINE FOULED AROUND SUPPORT POLE.WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9845Y
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Campbell
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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.