CHI68A0080

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Franklin, WI · March 7, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 7, 1968
Place
Franklin, WI · FRANKLIN, WI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N85100Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111654

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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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3-0527   68/3/7    FRANKLIN,WIS        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 176
        TIME - 1005                    N85100              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM HILLY-HAY FIELD.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 120 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N85100
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.