- Date
- April 9, 1974
- Place
- Rhinelander, WI · RHINELANDER, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68530Bellanca 7ACA
- Status
- Completed · report July 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740409012479A
- Case key
- 170186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1168 74/4/9 RHINELANDER,WIS BELLANCA 7ACA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1745 N68530 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RHINELANDER,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- STEEP TURN AT LOW ALT,LOST CTL.CRASHED INTO RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68530
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ACA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N68530Registration cancelled Oct 11, 2012 · Bellanca 7ACAAirframe modelBellanca 7ACAEngine modelFranklin 2A4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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