MKC72AK001

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Malden, MO · July 1, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 1, 1971
Place
Malden, MO · MALDEN, MO
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N83785Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162340

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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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3-3134   71/7/1  NR.MALDEN,MO          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 113
        TIME - 1945                    N83785              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERNIE,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBS PERFORMING LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS SOME TIME PRIOR. NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO CRASH.

Aircraft

Registration
N83785
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
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.