- Date
- May 9, 1971
- Place
- Headland, AL · HEADLAND, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1147EAeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4261 71/5/9 HEADLAND,ALA AERONCA 7BCM CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4707 TIME - 1723 N1147E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HEADLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEADLAND,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- RECOVERED TOO LATE FROM INTNTL SPIN. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 1.2 MGM PER CC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1147E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Headland
N1147ERegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2018 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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