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NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Oak Harbor, WA · September 8, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1970
Place
Oak Harbor, WA · OAK HARBOR, WA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1917EAeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138639

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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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3-3702   70/9/8    OAK HARBOR,WASH     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0825                    N1917E              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         AGE 36, 2065 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            325 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AULT NAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAK HARBOR,WASH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STALLED ON PULL UP FROM LOW PASS. SEARCHING FOR DOWNED ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1917E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ault Nas

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.