Aeronca 7AC N85715
19 May 1989 · Indian Head, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1989 at about 14:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N85715, operated by Bauserman Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Indian Head, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indian Head, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Maryland (2W5)
- Coordinates
- 38.5892, -77.1507
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N85715
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bauserman Service Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO89LA034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING RECOVERY FROM A HARD LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS FOURTH SOLO FLIGHT, AND HIS FOURTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY. THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING AND AS THE PLT TRIED TO RECOVER, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED PA-28-140. THE PLT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Wolf Point, Montana, United States | Nickels, Stephen A | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Preston, Maryland, United States | Air AG, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28 | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1989 | Smith MINIPLANE | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1989 | Bell UH-1B | Oldtown, Maryland, United States | Precision Air Services, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-32-300 | Myersville, Maryland, United States | M & H Aircraft Corporation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1989 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Berlin, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |