Aeronca 7BCM N1639E
20 July 2016 · Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 July 2016 at about 13:57 local time, a Aeronca 7BCM registered N1639E was involved in an accident near Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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 13:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Joseph A Hardy Connellsville (VVS)
- Coordinates
- 39.9592, -79.6575
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Registration
- N1639E
- 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
- Connellsville → Connellsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA16CA264
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly set the throttle and secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he hand-propped the engine, boarded the airplane, and began to taxi and that, shortly thereafter, the engine "sputtered and stalled." He then realized that he had left the fuel selector in the "off" position. He set the parking brake, turned the fuel on, exited the airplane, and hand-propped the engine again. The engine started and ran at a high rpm. The airplane moved forward and began to spin in circles. The pilot attempted to get back in the cockpit; however, the door had swung closed, and the airplane struck him, knocking him to the ground. The airplane spun a few more times before striking a hangar, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing, and coming to a stop. Afterward, the pilot recalled that he had forgotten to retard the throttle before attempting the second engine start. The airplane was not equipped with an electric starter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2016 | Aeronca 7AC | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Aeronca 7BCM | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2016 | Aeronca 7BCM | Rochester, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Aeronca 7AC | Lenoir, North Carolina, United States | Lenoir Aviation Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Aeronca 7AC | East St. Louis, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2016 | Aeronca 7AC | Ellsworth, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,361 records for this type
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