Aeronca 7AC N2560E
31 August 1985 · Bridgeton, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 August 1985 at about 20:40 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N2560E, operated by LEE O.smith, was involved in an accident near Bridgeton, Missouri, 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 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bridgeton, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.7592, -90.4206
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N2560E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- LEE O.smith
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Charles → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85FA199
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
A WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT AN ALT OF 200 TO 300 FT AGL. THE ACFT THEN MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO A WESTERLY HEADING. AFTER FLYING A DISTANCE OF APRX 2000 FT, THE ACFT ENTERED A LEFT TURN AND DOVE INTO A SQUASH FLD. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT AND ENG FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1985 | Aeronca 7AC | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1985 | Aeronca 7AC | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1985 | Aeronca 7AC | Bountiful, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1985 | Aeronca 7AC | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1985 | Aeronca 7DC | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1985 | Aeronca 7AC | Ridgefield, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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