- Date
- January 25, 1981
- Place
- Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7578BAeronca 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810125001599A
- Case key
- 127119
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0004 81/1/25 BUTLER,PA AERONCA 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 180 TIME - 1135 N7578B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZELIENPOLE,PA BUTLER,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- 3FT SNOWBANK NR APPROACH END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7578B
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butler County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7578B · 1
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