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Aeronca 7AC N83053

6 September 1985 · McEwen, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 6 September 1985 at about 22:40 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N83053 was involved in an accident near McEwen, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:40
Classification
Accident
Location
McEwen, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Aeronca 7AC
Registration
N83053
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Waverly → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85FLT10

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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

THE PLT STATED THE ACFT STALLED DURING A TURN AT AN ALT BETWEEN 200 AND 300 FT AGL. RECOVERY WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO THE ACFT IMPACTING THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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