DIA68A0013

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Harkers Is., NC · September 22, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 22, 1967
Place
Harkers Is., NC · HARKERS IS., NC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N85297Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114462

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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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2-0714  67/9/22    HARKERS IS.,NC      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N85297              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE LOOKOUT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N85297
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cape Lookout

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.