- Date
- April 30, 1972
- Place
- Sulphur Sprgs, TX · SULPHUR SPRGS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N47883Aeronca O-58B
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166078
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1943 72/4/30 SULPHUR SPRGS,TEX AERONCA O-58B CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 51 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N47883 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SULPHUR SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SULPHUR SPRGS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- NOSE HIGH,STEEP BANK ATTITUDE ATR TKOF.PLT IN BACK SEAT,ACFT PLACARDED SOLO FRONT SEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47883
- Reported as
- Aeronca O-58B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sulphur Springs
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