CHI71FLQ24

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr A-9 · Morganfield, KY · May 15, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1971
Place
Morganfield, KY · MORGANFIELD, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7712VAero Comdr A-9
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161525

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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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3-1651  71/5/15    MORGANFIELD,KY      AERO COMDR A-9      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1059
        TIME - 1230                    N7712V              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANFIELD,KY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PRACTICING AG SPRAYING,LOOKING FOR FLAGMAN.

Aircraft

Registration
N7712V
Reported as
Aero Comdr A-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Morganfield

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.