- Date
- October 10, 1971
- Place
- South Lyon, MI · SOUTH LYON, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N82410Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163452
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2538 71/10/10 SOUTH LYON,MICH AERONCA 7AC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 352 TIME - 1645 N82410 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH LYON,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ENTERED SPIN 1000-1500 FT AGL. HAD ALMOST RECOVERED AT IMPACT. ACFT OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 17 LBS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82410
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Browns Strip
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