Aeronca S7BCM N85009
17 September 1973 · Birch Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1973 at about 20:20 local time, a Aeronca S7BCM registered N85009 was involved in an accident during in flight near Birch Lake, Alaska, 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 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Birch Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca S7BCM
- Registration
- N85009
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Blair Lake, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3204
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
FLOATS.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR NIGHT OPS. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISREAD ALTIMETER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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