Accident Aeronca L-3 N48225, Saturday 16 January 1971
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Date:Saturday 16 January 1971
Time:16:57
Type:Silhouette image of generic l3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aeronca L-3
Owner/operator:
Registration: N48225
MSN: 58B-9143
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Chelsea, OK -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
stalled from top of lazy 8 maneuver about 400 ft agl.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW71AF039
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added

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