- Date
- August 20, 1986, 18:27 local (Aug 21, 1986, 00:27 UTC)
- Place
- Stanley, ID
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9940YAeronca 7GCB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860820040979A
- Case key
- 40299
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Analysis
Witnesses reported the aircraft came from the direction of Stanley (8 miles to the north). Circled over the guest lodge, made one or more low (100 to 300 foot) passes. On the last pass the acft was heading away from the lodge towards highway 75. The acft pitched up, rolled over, and impacted nose first heading about 180 degrees from the original heading. Investigation revealed no mechanical malfunction/failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9940Y
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 136
- Airframe hours
- 2,303
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Champ Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- MYL · Mccall, ID
- Destination
- ZU7 · Stanley, ID
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 496 total · 315 in this make and model · 421 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9940Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.