- Date
- January 16, 1971
- Place
- Chelsea, OK · CHELSEA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48225Aeronca L-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159475
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0011 71/1/16 CHELSEA,OKLA AERONCA L-3 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1657 N48225 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - N/R DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHELSEA,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED FROM TOP OF LAZY 8 MANEUVER ABOUT 400 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48225
- Reported as
- Aeronca L-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- N/R
N48225Registration cancelled Nov 19, 2019 · Aeronca 0-58BAirframe modelAeronca 0-58BEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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