- Date
- August 4, 1973
- Place
- Port Aransas, TX · PORT ARANSAS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N86235Aeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730804024159A
- Case key
- 189526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1999 73/8/4 NR.PORT ARANSAS,TEX AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 25, 182 TIME - 1630 N86235 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST JOSEPH IS,TEX PORT ARANSAS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LO ALT MANEUVERING TO CK FENCE AND CATTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86235
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.