Aeronca 7AC N8550E
8 May 1983 · Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1983 at about 16:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N8550E, operated by Frank P. Werner, was involved in an accident near Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Werner
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N8550E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frank P. Werner
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA109
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
AFTER THE PLT RETURNED FROM A LOCAL FLT, HE REPORTEDLY ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND & LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE & THEN NOSED OVER. APRX 25 MI WEST AT TRENTON, NJ, THE 2050 EDT WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 220 DEG AT 15, GUSTING 22 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Aeronca 7ECA | Wentworth, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1983 | Aeronca 7BCM L-16A | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Aeronca 7AC CHAMP | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Burnips, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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