Aeronca 7AC N2904E
23 September 1973 · South Hill, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1973 at about 16:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N2904E was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near South Hill, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Hill, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Hill Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N2904E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → South Boston, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2969
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
NO CHOCKS OR TIE-DWN ROPES.BRIEFED PAX RE START, ENG CAUGHT PAX JAMMED THROTTLE OPEN CLBD 50-75FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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