SEA73DYE11

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 11AC · Edmonds, WA · August 18, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1972
Place
Edmonds, WA · EDMONDS, WA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4495EAeronca 11AC
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167908

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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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3-3118  72/8/18    EDMONDS,WASH        AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N4495E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE UNION,WASH             EDMONDS,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.PAX STEPPED OUT OF ACFT ONTO LEFTFLOAT AND WAS HIT BY PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N4495E
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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