- Date
- August 8, 1971
- Place
- Ackley, IA · ACKLEY, IA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N36214Taylorcraft BL-65
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162099
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1439 71/8/8 ACKLEY,IOWA TAYLORCRAFT BL-65 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 220 TIME - 1930 N36214 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ACKLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHKOSH,WIS FORT DODGE,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ENTERED SPIN 300-500FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36214
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ackley
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