FTW67F0127

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Lake Providenc, LA · July 25, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1966
Place
Lake Providenc, LA · LAKE PROVIDENC, LA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N82630Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122353

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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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2-0307  66/7/25    LAKE PROVIDENC LA   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N82630              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALL OCCURED WHILE SPOTTING DEER.

Aircraft

Registration
N82630
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.