- Date
- February 21, 1970
- Place
- Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2551BAeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139194
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0115 70/2/21 AUGUSTA,GA AERONCA 7BCM CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 390 TIME - 1430 N2551B PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIEL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA AUGUSTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2551B
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Daniel Field
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