Aeronca 7AC N1838E

Summary

On 1 July 1982 at about 02:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N1838E, operated by Bill Barrett, was involved in an accident near Near Creswell, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 July 1982 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Creswell, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N1838E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bill Barrett

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Near Creswell → Near Creswell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA82FYK09

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A GRASS FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE HE WAS PROCEEDING WESTBOUND TOWARD THE SETTING SUN, BUT HE DID NOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH. AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND HIS STUDENT SAW THE PLANE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE BEFORE IT CRASHED. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE SAW THE PLANE MANEUVER SIMILAR TO WHAT A CROP DUSTER MIGHT HAVE DONE, BUT THE INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT WATCHING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.