- Date
- March 27, 1971
- Place
- Mariposa, CA · MARIPOSA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N47559Aeronca 0-58B
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160261
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0265 71/3/27 MARIPOSA,CALIF AERONCA 0-58B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1155 N47559 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARIPOSA,CALIF COLUMBIA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/3/71. FLT PHASE UNKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47559
- Reported as
- Aeronca 0-58B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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