Aeronca 7AC N83073
31 December 1981 · Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1981 at about 11:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N83073 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N83073
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Tioga, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3082
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
PLT RPRTD WND GST LIFTED L WING, R WING HIT RWY, ENCTRD 8 INCHES OF SNOW AFT DEPG RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 Jun 1981 | Aeronca 7AC | Provo, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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