- Date
- August 2, 1981
- Place
- Dexter, ME · DEXTER, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N85419Aeronca 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810802046879A
- Case key
- 124132
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2855 81/8/2 DEXTER,ME AERONCA 7BCM CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 504 TIME - 1600 N85419 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEXTER,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING SPIN TO FRIEND,HIT TREE DRG RCVRY.PLT RPRTD STARTING RCVRY TOO LATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85419
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N85419Registration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.