MKC72FTG09

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Alamo, ND · September 6, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 6, 1971
Place
Alamo, ND · ALAMO, ND
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N81751Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164564

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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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3-4564   71/9/6    ALAMO,N.DAK         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 417
        TIME - 1025                    N81751              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 357 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMO STRIP,N DAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMO FARM STRIP            WILD ROSE,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- MADE LOW PASS OVER FARMSTEAD AT DEP.STALLED & SPUN IN WHEN CLIMBING AWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N81751
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Alamo Strip,N Dak

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.