Aeronca 7AC N84787

Summary

On 7 August 2009 at about 13:15 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N84787, operated by Bowers James H, was involved in an accident near Broadus, Montana, 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

7 August 2009 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Broadus, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Broadus Airport (00F)

Coordinates

45.4703, -105.4572

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N84787

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bowers James H

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Broadus → Broadus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA388

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during low altitude maneuvering, which resulted 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 reported that he initiated a descending right turn at a slow airspeed to check on livestock. As he added power to arrest the descent rate, he felt the right wing stall, and the airplane impacted terrain. Examination of the airplane by the pilot revealed structural damage to the right wing, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot stated that he had no time to recover due to the low altitude, and reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or flight control systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.