- Date
- August 18, 1971
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9285EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3096 71/8/18 SACRAMENTO,CALIF AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 221 TIME - 1400 N9285E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A FLOCK OF DUCKS.ENTERED HI-SPEED STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9285E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiley Strip
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