UNK64X3448

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Mcdougal, AR · August 18, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1964
Place
Mcdougal, AR · MCDOUGAL, AR
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N83306Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182588

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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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2-0504  64/8/18    MCDOUGAL ARK        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 165
        TIME - 1300                    N83306              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N83306
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.