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Aeronca 7BCM N6035V

27 June 1998 · Portland, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 June 1998 at about 20:00 local time, a Aeronca 7BCM registered N6035V was involved in an accident near Portland, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Portland, North Dakota, United States
Coordinates
47.4891, -97.3599
Aircraft
Aeronca 7BCM
Registration
N6035V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Portland → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI98LA229

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's not maintaining directional control. Factors were landing on a roadway and tall grass.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he intentionally conducted a landing on a roadway. He said that during the landing rollout, the right main landing gear wheel got off the roadway into tall grass. He said that he then lost directional control, and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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