SEA70AS040

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Woodinville, WA · May 10, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 10, 1970
Place
Woodinville, WA · WOODINVILLE, WA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N85445Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125276

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0432  70/5/10    WOODINVILLE,WASH    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    N85445              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVERETT,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N85445
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.