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Aeronca 7AC N4322E

12 July 1987 · McNeil Cove, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 12 July 1987 at about 18:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N4322E, operated by Andrew C. McLean, was involved in an accident near McNeil Cove, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
McNeil Cove, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Aeronca 7AC
Registration
N4322E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Andrew C. McLean
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Homer → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC87LA096

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 0 1

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

THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE THE WATER NEAR THE SHORELINE WHEN THE PILOT MADE A STEEP LEFT CLIMBING TURN. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE WATER. THE PILOT WAS NOT RATED TO FLY SEAPLANES. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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