MIA71AM103

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 11AC · Sandersville, GA · May 25, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 25, 1971
Place
Sandersville, GA · SANDERSVILLE, GA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N86338Aeronca 11AC
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161058

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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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3-0939  71/5/25    SANDERSVILLE,GA     AERONCA 11AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1927                    N86338              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 1590 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDERSVILLE,GA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- OBS SAW PLT LND FROM PROC TURN MANEUVER RIGHT AFTER EARLIER T/O. CRASHED DURING SIMILAR MANEUVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N86338
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Washington County

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.