LAX66F0114

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Lone Pine, CA · August 14, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1965
Place
Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2395EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177256

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0601  65/8/14    LONE PINE CALIF     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 225
        TIME - 1430                    N2395E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONE PIPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N2395E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lone Piper

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.