- Date
- June 17, 1973
- Place
- Maple Valley, WA · MAPLE VALLEY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2492EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730617018989A
- Case key
- 189907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2449 73/6/17 MAPLE VALLEY,WASH AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 8 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N2492E PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR GROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAPLE VALLEY,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STUDENT PREFORMING 3RD SUPVD SOLO LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2492E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cedar Grove
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.