Aeronca 7AC N3624E

Summary

On 19 July 2008 at about 18:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N3624E was involved in an accident near Greensburg, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 2008 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greensburg, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

37.2608, -85.4989

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N3624E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greensburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA145

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude maneuvers.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had been giving airplane rides all day. He flew around mountain ridges and would swoop down over a cornfield. Regarding the accident flight, he stated, "I guess I just wasn't paying attention and hit the trees." The pilot was asked if the airplane had experienced any problems. The pilot stated no, the airplane was running fine, and he "just messed up and didn't realize how close I was to the trees, I was looking at the cornfield, you know, lining up with it and just didn't see the trees, I had flown that same route all day and guess I just got sloppy."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.