Aeronca 7AC N85695
8 September 1966 · Gurdon Ark, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1966 at about 17:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N85695, operated by Gurdon Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gurdon Ark, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gurdon Ark, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gurdon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N85695
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gurdon Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2525
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT@S LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CONTROL CABLE CLAMP AND LEFT HEEL BRAKE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BARREL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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