- Date
- August 20, 1973
- Place
- New Smyrna Bh, FL · NEW SMYRNA BH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N184WAAeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730820033779A
- Case key
- 188961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2816 73/8/20 NEW SMYRNA BH,FLA AERONCA 7BCM CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 304 TIME - 1205 N184WA PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SMYRNA BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW SMYRNA BH,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AFT BANNER PICKUP,PLT DELAYED IN APPLYING FULL PWR.PICKUP CLOSE TO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N184WA
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Smyrna Beach
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.