DIA67A0007

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 65-CA · Fruitland, MD · January 23, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 23, 1967
Place
Fruitland, MD · FRUITLAND, MD
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N31932Aeronca 65-CA
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119052

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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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2-0020  67/1/23    FRUITLAND,MD        AERONCA 65-CA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1733                    N31932              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALISBURY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED SPIN AT TOP OF LOW ALTITUDE LOOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N31932
Reported as
Aeronca 65-CA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Salisbury

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.