Aeronca 7GCB N9915Y
4 July 1970 · Hillsboro, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1970 at about 09:35 local time, a Aeronca 7GCB registered N9915Y, operated by Eagle Enterpri, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eagle Gliderport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7GCB
- Registration
- N9915Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eagle Enterpri
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2902
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
UPDRAFT CAUSED GLIDER TO ASCEND, CAUSED TOW ACFT TO NOSE DWN, BOTH PLTS SLOW TO RELEASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1970 | Aeronca 7BCM | Decatur, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 8 Sep 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |