CHI67A0108

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Middletown, OH · March 25, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 25, 1967
Place
Middletown, OH · MIDDLETOWN, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N84054Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117856

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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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2-0469  67/3/25    MIDDLETOWN,OHIO     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 139
        TIME - 1630                    N84054              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOK FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OWNER A STUDENT PLT IN FRONT SEAT.ACFT HAD DUAL FLITE CONTROLS.PLT AT CONTROLS UNKNOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N84054
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hook Field

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.