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NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Green Ridge, NY · April 29, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 29, 1964
Place
Green Ridge, NY · GREEN RIDGE, NY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1384EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185077

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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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2-0864  64/4/29    GREEN RIDGE NY      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 475
        TIME - 1840                    N1384E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATEN ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N1384E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Staten Island

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.