STAPLES, MN, USA
N31765
AERONCA 65-TF
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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