MKC66A0041

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7CCM · Dalton, MN · January 22, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 22, 1966
Place
Dalton, MN · DALTON, MN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4475EAeronca 7CCM
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174127

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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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2-0141  66/1/22  NR.DALTON MINN        AERONCA 7CCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1455                    N4475E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 54, 2706 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N4475E
Reported as
Aeronca 7CCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.