Aeronca 7AC N82473
29 November 1971 · Belle Glade, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 November 1971 at about 06:41 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N82473, operated by Hatton Bros, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Belle Glade, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belle Glade, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Beach County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N82473
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hatton Bros, In
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Pahokee, Fla → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-3691
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
DAWN FLT.PLT LOST REF TO HORIZON, ACFT NOT EQPD FOR INST FLT.7FT SECT R WING SEPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1971 | Aeronca 7AC | Baxter, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 1971 | Aeronca 7AC | Waterproof, Louisiana, United States | JIM T Huff | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1971 | Aeronca 7AC | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Marvin Sondall | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1971 | Aeronca 7AC | N.las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Aeronca 7AC | Santa Rosa, California, United States | Adobe Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1971 | Aeronca 7AC | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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