Aeronca 7BCM N2502B

Summary

On 10 August 1996 at about 23:35 local time, a Aeronca 7BCM registered N2502B was involved in an accident near Northway, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

10 August 1996 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Northway, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.9992, -141.6894

Aircraft

Aeronca 7BCM

Registration

N2502B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96LA122

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning during a low pass of a remote airstrip and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor in the accident was unfavorable wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated commercial pilot/flight instructor and a passenger were conducting a local area flight to inspect a remote landing strip. The landing area is about 2,500 feet long at 3,000 feet mean sea level and is oriented in an east/west direction. The pilot indicated he overflew the landing area at high altitude and then conducted a low pass over the landing area in a westerly direction about 10 to 14 feet above the ground. The pilot then reported encountering wind shear at the west end of the runway. The airplane collided with trees and received damage to the fuselage, landing gear, and wings. The pilot indicated the wind conditions were light and variable before the accident, generally from the south/southwest, and were calm after the crash. He did not report any turbulence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.