- Date
- December 28, 1971
- Place
- De Smet, SD · DE SMET, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3731EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164397
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3739 71/12/28 DE SMET,S DAK AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 640 TIME - 0800 N3731E PX- 0 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DE SMET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE PRESTON,S DAK 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 REMARKS- SHOT FOX. STALLED WHILE LOOKING AT LDG SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3731E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- De Smet
N3731ERegistration cancelled May 24, 2012 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental C85 series
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