DEN66A0011

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Chandler, AZ · July 23, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 23, 1965
Place
Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N81719Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177265

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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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2-0624  65/7/23  NR.CHANDLER ARIZ      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 294
        TIME - 0900                    N81719              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 244 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAUNDERS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N81719
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Saunders Strip

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.