- Date
- April 21, 1968
- Place
- Ladysmith, WI · LADYSMITH, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N85137Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111301
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0957 68/4/21 LADYSMITH,WIS AERONCA 7AC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N85137 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 2051 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSK COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOOKING FOR LOST COW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85137
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rusk County
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