MIA74AM101

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Macon, GA · June 16, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 16, 1974
Place
Macon, GA · MACON, GA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N81908Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740616020649A
Case key
128126

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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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3-1828  74/6/16    MACON,GA            AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 165
        TIME - 1250                    N81908              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACON,GA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD EXECUTING STEEP BANKS AND ABRUPT PULLUPS AT TREE TOP LVL.

Aircraft

Registration
N81908
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.