MIA69F0261

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 65-TAC · Lafayette, TN · November 22, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1968
Place
Lafayette, TN · LAFAYETTE, TN
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N46605Aeronca 65-TAC
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107271

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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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3-4033  68/11/22   LAFAYETTE,TENN      AERONCA 65-TAC      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 570
        TIME - 1630                    N46605              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N46605
Reported as
Aeronca 65-TAC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gallatin

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.