CHI71FEV44

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 65-TAL · Abingdon, IL · May 15, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1971
Place
Abingdon, IL · ABINGDON, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N39373Aeronca 65-TAL
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161593

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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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3-1637  71/5/15    ABINGDON,ILL        AERONCA 65-TAL      CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N39373              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALONE RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABINGDON,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N39373
Reported as
Aeronca 65-TAL
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Malone Rla

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.