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SEA67D0063

1966-07-10 · TWIN FALLS, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N7686E

Make / Model
CHAMPION AERONCA 7FC
Engine
CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19581210
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA626F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
AERONCA 7FC · N7686E
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
TWIN FALLS MUNI
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
180° / 35 kt
Temp
90° F

Aircraft history

Total time
648 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
44
Age
47

Investigator remarks

CROSSWIND WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

Cause factors

  • 64/C/48 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE Cause
  • 88/K/94 K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor
  • 82/L/H L
    WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3475. Source file NTSB_1966_3_3475.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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