- Date
- November 21, 1970
- Place
- Clute, TX · CLUTE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1286HAeronca 15AC
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4214 70/11/21 CLUTE,TEX AERONCA 15AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 300 TIME - 1600 N1286H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DRUM BAY TEX UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1286H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1286HRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2009 · Aeronca 15ACAirframe modelAeronca 15ACEngine modelContinental C145 series
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