Aeronca 7AC N85591
8 July 1987 · Lester, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N85591, operated by Michael Borfitz, was involved in an accident near Lester, Washington, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lester, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lester State (15S)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N85591
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael Borfitz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Maple Valley → Lester
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA87LA136
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
DURING LANDING ROLL ONTO THE CLOSED RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK A POST. THE AIRPORT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED BUT NO X'S HAD BEEN MARKED ON THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 3 May 1987 | Aeronca 7BCM | Georgiana, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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