- Date
- May 20, 1979
- Place
- Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6434CAeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790520016329A
- Case key
- 135458
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2117 79/5/20 NR.JUNEAU,AK AERONCA 7BCM CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, UNK/NR TIME - UNK/NR N6434C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JUNEAU,AK RETURN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION REMARKS- ACFT OPERATING FROM SANDBAR IN TAKU RIVER.MODIFIED WING LEADING EDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6434C
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6434C · 1
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