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NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Hamilton, TX · September 29, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1964
Place
Hamilton, TX · HAMILTON, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N83538Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181340

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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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3-3070  64/9/29    HAMILTON TEX        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N83538              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N83538
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hamilton

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.