- Date
- May 17, 1970
- Place
- Ashland, OR · ASHLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8362HAeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122181
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2076 70/5/17 ASHLAND,OREG AERONCA 7BCM CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 768 TIME - 1230 N8362H PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHLAND,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 72 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LOST CTL DEMONSTRATING DOWNHILL SEARCH PROCEDURES ON MISSION CK OUT. ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8362H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ashland
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Other investigations on N8362H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN15FA310Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAuburn, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while turning at low altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and entering an aerodynamic stall.NTSB DEN87LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBountiful, UTThe private pilot was practicing touch and go landing. The pilot reported the third landing was a wheel landing. Just after touchdown, adjacent to large petroleum tanks, the aircraft weather cocked to the right. The aircraft swerved right and departed the…NTSB DEN85LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBountiful, UTOn June 1, 1985, an Aeronca 7AC, piloted by a private plt, ground looped while making a touch and go landing at sky park airport, Bountiful, UT. The plt stated that he lost control of the airplane. The winds were reported to be calm.