UNK64X1552

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Harlan, KY · May 1, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1964
Place
Harlan, KY · HARLAN, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1847EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185910

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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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3-1105   64/5/1    HARLAN KY           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N1847E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKER GUTHRIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES                          VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N1847E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tucker Guthrie

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.