Aeronca 7AC N84927
24 June 2015 · East Moriches, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 June 2015 at about 22:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N84927 was involved in an accident near East Moriches, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Moriches, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lufker (49N)
- Coordinates
- 40.8247, -72.7508
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N84927
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Moriches → Bayport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA15LA251
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taking off in a crosswind, which resulted in a collision with a tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he departed to the north with a left crosswind. Once the light-sport airplane became airborne, it weathervaned into the wind and veered left of the runway. The airplane's left wing clipped a tree, and the airplane subsequently nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane or engine. He added that it was probably a combination of "not doing enough things" that resulted in the loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2015 | Aeronca 7AC | Auburn, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 27 May 2015 | Aeronca 7EC | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Above Alaska Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2015 | Aeronca 7BCM (L-16A) | Auburn, Wyoming, United States | Vaughn Hood | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,361 records for this type
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