- Date
- February 11, 1975
- Place
- Coy, AR · COY, AR
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N85238Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750211001489A
- Case key
- 170762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0074 75/2/11 COY,AR AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4000 TIME - 1700 N85238 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COY,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- SERUM ALCOHOL LVL 95.6 MG PCT.UNAUTH FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85238
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Walls Strip
N85238Registration cancelled Sep 11, 2013 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental C85 series
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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.