Aeronca 7AC N3344E
2 September 1971 · 29 Palms, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1971 at about 16:45 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N3344E, operated by Saddleback ENT, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near 29 Palms, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- 29 Palms, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- 29 Palms
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N3344E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Saddleback ENT
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Havasu City, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3804
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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
EVIDENCE THAT PLT HAD LITTLE LIGHT ACFT TIME. 50DEG L X-WIND GUSTING TO 20K.WAS IN CLIMBING TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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