SEA67F0146

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · North Bend, OR · August 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1966
Place
North Bend, OR · NORTH BEND, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N82802Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121350

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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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3-4175  66/8/14    NORTH BEND OREG     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 205
        TIME - 2000                    N82802              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH BEND MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- NITE DOWNWIND TAXI AT HIGH SPD ON RWY,ACFT,WITHOUT TAXI OR LDG LITES,RAN OFF APP END RWY INTO SAND

Aircraft

Registration
N82802
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
North Bend Muni.

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.