Aeronca 7AC N81637
16 July 1972 · Culpeper, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 July 1972 at about 14:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N81637 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Culpeper, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Culpeper, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Culpeper
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N81637
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1052
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
HIT WIRE STRUNG BETWEEN BLDGS LDG ON FRIENDS FARM. PLT SURVEYED FLD SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Atlanta, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1972 | Aeronca 7CCM | Kasilof, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Apr 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Morrice, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Cleveland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | North Collins, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Cardinal Air T | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
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| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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