ANC69A0064

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Mcgrath, AK · June 20, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 20, 1969
Place
Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N84699Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179011

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1612  69/6/20  NR.MCGRATH,ALAS       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 125
        TIME - 0110                    N84699              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YANKEE CREEK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 135 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N84699
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Yankee Creek

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.