- Date
- February 26, 1968
- Place
- Hopland, CA · HOPLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N82743Aeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111492
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0946 68/2/26 HOPLAND,CALIF AERONCA 7BCM CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 901 TIME - 1524 N82743 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPLAND FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- APPROX 106 LBS OVER GROSS.PLT REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN WEARING PATCH OVER LEFT EYE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82743
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hopland Field
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