- Date
- August 22, 1982, 19:30 local (Aug 23, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greenwood, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N67JHAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820822042589A
- Case key
- 70916
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed(vs) - not maintainedCause
Diverted attentionCause
Stall - uncontrolled
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Pilot was flying to spot deer. When deer were spotted pilot banked steeply to get better look, stalled and only had time to level wings before ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67JH
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1468
- Airframe hours
- 5,282
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John M. Hann
- Registered owner
- John M. Hann
- Departed
- Greenwood, MS
- Destination
- Greenwood, MS
N67JHRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Champion 7ACAirframe modelChampion 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 1,430 total · 78 in this make and model · 1,116 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 46 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.