- Date
- October 12, 1972
- Place
- Fenton, LA · FENTON, LA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4198EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169129
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2767 72/10/12 FENTON,LA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 300 TIME - 1615 N4198E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FENTON,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4198E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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