Aeronca 7AC N2359E

Summary

On 21 February 1988 at about 19:18 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N2359E, operated by Robert J. Agnew, was involved in an accident near Gila, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 February 1988 at 19:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Gila, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

32.9601, -108.5696

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N2359E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert J. Agnew

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gila → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN88LA077

1 person was seriously injured.

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 SAID THAT HE AND HIS FRIEND WERE ON A PLEASURE FLT FOLLOWING A RIVER BED WHEN HE SPOTTED SOME ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AHEAD. HE SAID THAT HE FELT THAT HE HAD ADEQUATE CLEARANCE OVER THE LINES BUT THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE STATIC LINE ABOVE THE WIRES. THE ACFT STRUCK THE UNMARKED LINE CAUSING THE PLT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED. THE PLT SAID IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE STATIC LINES WERE MARKED WITH ORANGE BALL MARKERS. THE PASSENGER ALSO STATED THAT THE WIRES NEED TO BE MARKED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.