- Date
- January 30, 1964
- Place
- Matinicus, ME · MATINICUS, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8987RAeronca 7GC
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185707
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0272 64/1/30 MATINICUS ME AERONCA 7GC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 175 TIME - 1100 N8987R PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8987R
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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