Aeronca 7AC N2983E

Summary

On 11 June 1982 at about 05:20 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N2983E, operated by G. Read Hamilton, was involved in an accident near Danvers, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 June 1982 at 05:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Beverly Airport

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N2983E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

G. Read Hamilton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danvers → Danvers

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC82FNA15

1 person had minor injuries.

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

DURING THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INDICATING 1/4 FULL. THE PILOT SERVICED THE PLANE WITH 5 GALLONS OF NO-LEAD AUTO FUEL AND STRIPPED IT OF EXCESS WEIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO FLY OUT OF THE FIELD, BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT SPEED AT THE DECISION POINT AND ABORTED. HE THEN ELECTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A 500 FT SECTION OF AN ADJACENT HIGHWAY WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE AREA. THE TAKEOFF WAS BEGUN ON A BRIGHT MOONLIT LIGHT AND WITH ILLUMINATION FROM A STREET LIGHT. AFTER LIFT-OFF IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, A SHARP LEFT TURN WAS MADE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 12 TO 25 FT AGL TO AVOID THE TREES. ALSO, THIS TURN WAS AWAY FROM POWER LINES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING HIT THE TREES. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE PLANE CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.