UNK64X1961

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Burns, OR · May 26, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1964
Place
Burns, OR · BURNS, OR
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N82569Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183726

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1431  64/5/26    BURNS OREG          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N82569              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N82569
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.