Aeronca 7AC N81543

Summary

On 22 September 1999 at about 23:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N81543 was involved in an accident near Brookfield, Ohio, 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.

Date

22 September 1999 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brookfield, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Brookfield (NONE)

Coordinates

41.2292, -80.5295

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N81543

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

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC99LA242

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in an inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was landing at his private airstrip. He attempted to avoid three deer on the runway, and stalled the airplane onto the runway from about 10 feet in the air. A review of the Safety Board's database revealed that the pilot was involved in a prior accident. In that accident, according to a witness, the pilot stalled the airplane during takeoff. The pilot refused to provide the NTSB Pilot Operator Report during both investigations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.