UNK64X1452

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Clark, SD · April 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1964
Place
Clark, SD · CLARK, SD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N83780Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184393

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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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3-1033  64/4/25    CLARK S DAK         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 145
        TIME - 1335                    N83780              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                         VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N83780
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clark

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.