- Date
- January 31, 1970
- Place
- Motley, MN · MOTLEY, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N84969Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141321
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0074 70/1/31 NR.MOTLEY,MINN AERONCA 7AC CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 26, UNK/NR TIME - UNK/NR N84969 PX- 1 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROGERS LAKE,MINN 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) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-2/1/70.FOX OR DEER SPOTTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84969
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N84969Registration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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