Aeronca 7AC N83241
3 April 1970 · Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 April 1970 at about 15:45 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N83241, operated by Whitesburg Fly, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whitesburg
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N83241
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Whitesburg Fly
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1227
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
PAX LEG PREVENTED PROPER PITCH CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1970 | Aeronca 7BCM | Decatur, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Aeronca 7FC | Duanesburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Pennock, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Rialto, California, United States | Janes Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1970 | Aeronca 7DC | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No 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 |