- Date
- July 6, 1971
- Place
- Big Spring, TX · BIG SPRING, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N84600Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162416
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2666 71/7/6 BIG SPRING,TEX AERONCA 7AC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 271 TIME - 1830 N84600 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG SPRING,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PLT HAD MADE 2 CONSECUTIVE LOOPS. ENTERED SPIN FROM 3RD ATTEMPT ABOUT 1700 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84600
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N84600Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2011 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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