SEA67D0221

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Capitol, MT · November 13, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1966
Place
Capitol, MT · CAPITOL, MT
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N82708Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120575

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0850  66/11/13   CAPITOL MONT        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 29, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N82708              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT STALLED ACFT IN LOW ALTITUDE TURN WHILE SPOTTING FOXES.

Aircraft

Registration
N82708
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.