- Date
- April 6, 1969
- Place
- Hawthorne, FL · HAWTHORNE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N81961Aerona 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1176 69/4/6 HAWTHORNE,FLA AERONA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N81961 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- CRASHED IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81961
- Reported as
- Aerona 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N81961Registration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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