- Date
- October 29, 1966
- Place
- Twin Falls, ID · TWIN FALLS, ID
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3085EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119896
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4097 66/10/29 TWIN FALLS ID AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 432 TIME - 1930 N3085E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT,UNLIGHTED FARM FIELD.AIRCRAFT WEIGHT NEAR MAX.ALLOWABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3085E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3085ERegistration cancelled Apr 15, 2013 · Aeronca 7DCAirframe modelAeronca 7DCEngine modelContinental C85 series
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Other investigations on N3085E · 1
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