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NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Lebanon, IN · May 9, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1964
Place
Lebanon, IN · LEBANON, IN
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N84613Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185042

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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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2-0371   64/5/9    LEBANON IND         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N84613              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N84613
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.