SEA68D0262

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Seattle, WA · February 20, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1968
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4226EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111481

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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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3-0818  68/2/20    SEATTLE,WASH        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 145
        TIME - 1255                    N4226E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE UNION SPB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-PAX SLIPPED ON WET FLOAT.
        REMARKS- ENG OFF PROP WINDMILLING PAX DEBARKING AT DOCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N4226E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Lake Union Spb

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.