Aeronca 7AC N83430
23 July 1988 · Greenfield, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1988 at about 16:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N83430, operated by Thomas, Charles E., was involved in an accident near Greenfield, Indiana, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenfield, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pope Field (GFD)
- Coordinates
- 39.7897, -85.7691
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N83430
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas, Charles E.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA172
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 A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR PURPOSE OF PRACTICING LANDINGS IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT, THE STUDENT PILOT ABRUPTLY NOSED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE TURF RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DID NOT TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR AND SKIDDING TO A HALT, NOSE DOWN, ON THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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