ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367206
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Date: | Monday 2 April 1990 |
Time: | 14:40 LT |
Type: | Aeronca 7AC |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N82805 |
MSN: | 7AC-1452 |
Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-65-8 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Cottonwood, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (P52) |
Destination airport: | (P52) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:GROUND WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED TO FAA INSPECTORS FROM THE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, FSDO THAT THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING WITH A DIRECT CROSS WIND THE WITNESSES ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE TOUCH DOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. REPEATED REQUESTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF A PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT FORM MET WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE PILOT.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE TO THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A CROSS WIND CONDITION WELL BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX90LA134 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA134
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