- Date
- September 7, 1965
- Place
- Ronan, MT · RONAN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N85023Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3479 65/9/7 RONAN MONT AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2485 TIME - 1900 N85023 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RONAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LANDING GEAR STUFFING BOX FAILED IN BRAZED AREA-CAUSED BY IMPROPER WELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85023
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ronan
N85023Registration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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