- Date
- April 9, 1969
- Place
- Phelps, NY · PHELPS, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N31938Aeronca 65-C
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187387
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0866 69/4/9 PHELPS,NY AERONCA 65-C CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1359 N31938 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYSTRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31938
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Daystrip
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