- Date
- December 31, 1972
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2597EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169288
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3876 72/12/31 PALMER,ALAS AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 144 TIME - 1245 N2597E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- HIT TOP OF A BLUFF,SETTLED INTO A 25FT DEPRESSION AND BRUSH.DMGD LDG GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2597E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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