Aeronca 7AC N85580

Summary

On 19 July 1982 at about 01:04 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N85580, operated by Ralph M. Jungbluth, was involved in an accident near Pine Valley Tow, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 1982 at 01:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Pine Valley Tow, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Neilsville (81C)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N85580

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ralph M. Jungbluth

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pine Valley Tow → Pine Valley Tow

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82FA255

2 people died.

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

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE TO A POINT 1/4 MI NE OF THE TOWN OVER A WOODED AREA & BEGAN A TURN TO THE LEFT. DURING THE TURN THE BANK CONTINUED TO INCREASE & THEN THE NOSE DROPPED & THE ACFT DESCENDED STEEPLY INTO THE TREES. THE POLICE REPORTED THAT WHILE THEY WERE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THEY OBSERVED NUMEROUS DEER IN THE WOODS. 300 FT NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS AN OPEN FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.