- Date
- April 4, 1964
- Place
- Freswate Bay, AK · FRESWATE BAY, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1248HAeronca 15AC
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184845
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0085 64/4/4 FRESWATE BAY ALAS AERONCA 15AC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 10 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N1248H PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESHWATER BAY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1248H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Freshwater Bay
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