LAX67A0022

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7BCM · Pierce Ferry, AZ · August 24, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 24, 1966
Place
Pierce Ferry, AZ · PIERCE FERRY, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N85052Aeronca 7BCM
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122443

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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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2-0695  66/8/24  NR.PIERCE FERRY ARIZ  AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 500
        TIME - 1800                    N85052              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TASI RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N85052
Reported as
Aeronca 7BCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tasi Ranch

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.