UNK65X1324

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Teller, AK · January 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 21, 1965
Place
Teller, AK · TELLER, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N82490Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 22, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179700

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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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3-3950  65/1/21    TELLER ALAS         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 1000
        TIME - 1420                    N82490              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N82490
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.