Aeronca 7EC N8955R
5 July 1987 · Scoodic Lake, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1987 at about 17:30 local time, a Aeronca 7EC registered N8955R was involved in an accident near Scoodic Lake, Maine, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Scoodic Lake, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scoodic Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7EC
- Registration
- N8955R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Old Town
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA197
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
THE PLT OF THE FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM SCOODIC LAKE. DRG THE INITIAL CLIMB PHASE AFTER TAKEOFF, HE NOTED THE ACFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE & WOULD NOT CLEAR TREES ON A RIDGE AHEAD. HE INITIATED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE LAKE; HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES & SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Island Lake, Alaska, United States | Ronald L. Williams | Minor injuries | - |
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| 12 Apr 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Sharpsburg, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Columbus, Montana, United States | ART D. Daniels | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1987 | Aeronca 7BCM | Georgiana, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Aug 1987 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Berwick, Maine, United States | David T.allen | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-30 | Lincolnville, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft 99 | Portland, Maine, United States | Bar Harbor Airlines | Minor injuries | - |