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Aeronca 7KCAB N9044L

5 March 1989 · Pine Creek, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 March 1989 at about 20:30 local time, a Aeronca 7KCAB registered N9044L was involved in an accident near Pine Creek, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Pine Creek, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Aeronca 7KCAB
Registration
N9044L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Pine Creek → Pine Creek
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI89LA053

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO ACHIEVE A PROPER CLIMB RATE WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH TREES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UPHILL, SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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