Aeronca 7FC N8574E
3 April 1970 · Elkhorn City, Kentucky, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1970 at about 12:30 local time, a Aeronca 7FC registered N8574E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elkhorn City, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkhorn City, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7FC
- Registration
- N8574E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lexington, Ky → Bluefield, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1765
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RCVR FAILED.PLT RPRTD MAG COMP ERRATIC DUE TURB.CRASH LNDD ON SIDE OF MTN INTO TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1970 | Aeronca 7BCM | Decatur, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Aeronca 7FC | Duanesburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Pennock, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Rialto, California, United States | Janes Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1970 | Aeronca 7DC | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |