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| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 1989 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC Champion |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N84865 |
| MSN: | 7AC-3584 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5277 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gueydan, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING OVER THE AIRPORT AT TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE AND AFTER IT STARTED A LEFT TURN TO A CROSSWIND, IT WENT INTO A TWO TURN LEFT SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. NO PREIMPACT PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND WITH THE AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION. CAUSE: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT SPIN ENTRY AT PATTERN ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN GROUND COLLISION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28845
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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