MKC66A0044

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · W.Afton, MN · February 13, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 13, 1966
Place
W.Afton, MN · W.AFTON, MN
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N82475Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174142

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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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2-0162  66/2/13    W.AFTON MINN        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 125
        TIME - 1800                    N82475              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N82475
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Davies

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.