CHI65F0136

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Drummond Isl, MI · April 2, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1965
Place
Drummond Isl, MI · DRUMMOND ISL, MI
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N81898Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179271

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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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2-0263   65/4/2  NR.DRUMMOND ISL MICH  AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 103
        TIME - 1800                    N81898              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N81898
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.