OAK69D0111

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7ECA · Los Banos, CA · August 9, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1968
Place
Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11084Aeronca 7ECA
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108801

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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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3-2694   68/8/9  NR.LOS BANOS,CALIF    AERONCA 7ECA        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N11084              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LNDG ON DIRT ROAD TO HUNT DEER.

Aircraft

Registration
N11084
Reported as
Aeronca 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.