Aeronca 7AC N82651
24 July 1982 · Kent, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N82651, operated by Wayne L. Smith, was involved in an accident near Kent, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kent, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.3995, -122.1890
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N82651
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wayne L. Smith
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Issaquan → Issaquan
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA82DA128
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
DURING PRACTICE STEEP TURNS THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ITS WAKE TURBULENCE. MANUEVERS TO REGAIN CONTROL WERE NOT EFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Aeronca 7AC | Redding, California, United States | Martha Jean Iliff | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Aeronca 7AC | Near Creswell, Oregon, United States | Bill Barrett | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1982 | Aeronca 7GC | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | WM. Evans | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1982 | Aeronca 7AC | Calistoga, California, United States | Clift, Richard D. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1982 | Aeronca 7AC | Lehi, Arkansas, United States | Ricky Shivers | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Feb 1982 | Aeronca 7AC | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Gregory W. Brown | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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