Aeronca 65-TF N31765

Summary

On 23 May 1982 at about 17:10 local time, a Aeronca 65-TF registered N31765, operated by Charles Zimmerman, was involved in an accident near Staples, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 May 1982 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Staples, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aeronca 65-TF

Registration

N31765

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charles Zimmerman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Staples → Staples

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82FER18

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS MAKING LOW PASSES OVER A RIVER IN SEARCH OF A DROWNED MAN. HE MADE A STEEP RIGHT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, DOVE INTO TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT'S DOOR HAD BEEN REMOVED AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD DIFFERENT STALL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE DOOR REMOVED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.