ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364701
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1991 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N84692 |
| MSN: | 7AC-3401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7026 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newton, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE PILOT CONCURRED & INFERRED THAT THERE WAS A FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY AN FAA AIRWORHTINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WAS INTACT & OPERABLE.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OBSTACLES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA159
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 2023 | N84692 | Private | 0 | Dewitt Municipal Airport/Whitcomb Field (5M1), AR | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 17:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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