Aeronca 7AC N83564

Summary

On 27 August 2000 at about 20:10 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N83564 was involved in an accident near Bolivar, Missouri, 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

27 August 2000 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Bolivar, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Bolivar Municipal (M17)

Coordinates

37.6006, -93.4100

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N83564

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA280

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane on landing. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Both wings of the airplane contacted the terrain during a landing. The pilot was landing on runway 18 with local winds from the west at 10-15 miles per hour. He reported that on touchdown, the airplane 'lurched' to the left and when he applied a correction, it 'lurched' to the right and seemed to have become airborne. The pilot reported that he added power in an attempt to abort the landing, but the right wing contacted the terrain. The left side of the airplane then contacted the terrain at which time the left main landing gear brace broke, which resulted in the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer contacting the terrain. The pilot reported the landing was made on a concrete runway and he normally flew off of a grass airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.