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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aronca 65-TF · Staples, MN · May 23, 1982

Date
May 23, 1982 · 12:10 local
Place
Staples, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31765
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FER18
Reported as
Aronca 65TF
Reported engine
Franklin 4AC176D2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
249 total200 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled in a steep turn during low level search for drowning victim. Dived into trees on river bank.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED IN A STEEP TURN DURING LOW LEVEL SEARCH FOR DROWNING VICTIM. DIVED INTO TREES ON RIVER BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.