BATESVILE, TX, USA
N84191
AERONCA 7AC
A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THE PILOT WAS 'BUZZING' PERSONNEL IN A COTTON FIELD AND ON THE THIRD PASS DID NOT PULL UP IN TIME. THE BELLY STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A 'FAIRLY STEEP ANGLE OF DESCENT.' THE WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE SOUNDED VERY GOOD UNTIL THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE PILOT STATED 'WHILE TURNING LOW OVER A COTTON FIELD THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN, THE AIRPLANE STALLED WITH LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND CRASHED BEFORE IT COULD BE RECOVERED.'
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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