DEN77FA033

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Laramie, WY · April 7, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 7, 1977
Place
Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N83541Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157525

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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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3-0567   77/4/7    LARAMIE,WY          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N83541              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN BREES FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARAMIE,WY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N83541
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gen Brees Fld

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.