Aeronca 7AC N85094
31 March 1995 · Brush Prairie, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 March 1995 at about 00:01 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N85094 was involved in an accident near Brush Prairie, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brush Prairie, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.7308, -122.4491
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N85094
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vancouver → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA95FA072
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 RETURNED FROM A 45 MINUTE RENTAL FLIGHT AT APRX 1545, WENT TO THE BATHROOM, AND THEN TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OUT AGAIN, INDICATING THAT HE PLANNED TO STAY IN THE PATTERN AND RETURN BY THE 1600 DEADLINE BEFORE THE NEXT RENTER'S SCHEDULED DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE PATTERN AND WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A STEEP, NEAR 90 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE NOT FAR FROM THE DERPARTURE AIRPORT. NO AIRFRAME/POWERPLANT MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE PATHOLOGIST REPORTED THAT THE PATTERNS OF INJURY WERE 'CONSISTENT WITH THE DECEASED BEING CONSCIOUS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH' AND 'INCONSISTENT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL BEING INCAPACITATED.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1995 | Aeronca 7AC | Warren, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1995 | Aeronca 7AC | Batavia, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 2 Oct 1995 | Aeronca 7AC | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1995 | Aeronca 7AC | Big Bear City, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1995 | Aeronca 7AC | Mount Vernon, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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