- Date
- May 5, 1968
- Place
- Asti, CA · ASTI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N81566Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1363 68/5/5 ASTI,CALIF AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N81566 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVERDALE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 50 DEG 15 KNOTS GUSTING 20 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81566
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cloverdale
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