MKC72AK011

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7BCM · Shakopee, MN · August 7, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 7, 1971
Place
Shakopee, MN · SHAKOPEE, MN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2772EAeronca 7BCM
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163048

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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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3-4274   71/8/7  NR.SHAKOPEE,MINN      AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 297
        TIME - 1905                    N2772E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PICHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SHAKOPEE,MINN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED WHILE IN L TURN IN TRAFFIC PATN.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .11 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2772E
Reported as
Aeronca 7BCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Picha

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.