- Date
- December 22, 1974
- Place
- Graf, IA · GRAF, IA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N85697Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741222040929A
- Case key
- 144918
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4161 74/12/22 GRAF,IOWA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 368 TIME - 0915 N85697 PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEFFENS FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAF,IOWA LANCASTER,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- PLT INITIATED A R TURN APRX 2/3 WAY DWN RWY,ALT ABT 70FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85697
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Steffens Farm
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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