- Date
- March 1, 1966
- Place
- Alcester, SD · ALCESTER, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2261EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174178
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0284 66/3/1 ALCESTER S DAK AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N2261E PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. 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
- N2261E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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