- Date
- April 11, 1974
- Place
- Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N85838Aeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740411008829A
- Case key
- 124417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1100 74/4/11 OAKDALE,CALIF AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2809 TIME - 1300 N85838 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKDALE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT HADNT FLOWN CONVENTIONAL GR ACFT FOR LONG PERIOD UNTIL DAY BFOR ACCDT.GR HIT HOLE OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85838
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakdale
N85838Registration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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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.