- Date
- May 16, 1970
- Place
- Grove, OK · GROVE, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N85928Aeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122147
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2073 70/5/16 GROVE,OKLA AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1245 N85928 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROVE,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- T/O MADE ON 2ND ATTEMPT FROM ROUGH PASTURE,GRASS ABOUT 9 INCHES HIGH. SETTLED INTO TREES,PWR LINES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85928
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N85928Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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