FTW71AF079

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7CCM · Borger, TX · May 31, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 31, 1971
Place
Borger, TX · BORGER, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2525BAeronca 7CCM
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161063

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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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3-0950  71/5/31    BORGER,TEX          AERONCA 7CCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 365
        TIME - 1100                    N2525B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORGER,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- FLEW OVR ROADSIDE STAND ABT 200FT AGL,THEN UP A 100FT SLOPE.STALLED DRG TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2525B
Reported as
Aeronca 7CCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hutchinson County

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.