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NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7FC · Harrington, DE · May 16, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 16, 1964
Place
Harrington, DE · HARRINGTON, DE
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9066BAeronca 7FC
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184909

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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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2-0187  64/5/16    HARRINGTON DEL      AERONCA 7FC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28,
        TIME - 1900                    N9066B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9066B
Reported as
Aeronca 7FC
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.