NYC79DFA31

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Deryter, NY · July 7, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1979
Place
Deryter, NY · DERYTER, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N83152Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790707017089A
Case key
135256

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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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3-1935   79/7/7    DERYTER,NY          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 156
        TIME - 2117                    N83152              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDRIC BARNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORTLAND,NY                 DERYTER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LACK OF CONTRAST,GRASS FIELD,DUSK.PLT LNDD ACFT IN LOWER PORTION OF MOWED HAY FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N83152
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cedric Barnes

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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.