Aeronca 7AC N81543
24 August 1996 · Frederick, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 August 1996 at about 12:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N81543 was involved in an accident near Frederick, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fredrick Municipal (FDK)
- Coordinates
- 39.4208, -77.4105
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N81543
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD96LA140
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he had started his departure roll on runway 12 with a normal power setting. He said he climbed at 55 mph in a steep but normal attitude at about 30 degrees nose up. He said that he leveled off at about 100 feet above ground with wings level, when (what seemed like) a 'giant hand' (he guessed turbulence; there did not seem to be a flight control problem) started to 'throw the airplane around.' The airplane rolled left and right to 45 degrees or so, without warning. He said the airplane then descended in a flat attitude as if it was pushed, and it hit the ground slightly left wing down at full throttle. A witness, who was watching the takeoff, stated that the airplane took off in a steep nose high attitude, and at about ten feet above the ground, it stalled and fell back onto the runway, striking the left wing and separating the left main landing gear. He said the aircraft then slid off the runway to the left.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1996 | Aeronca 7BCM | Portland, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1996 | Aeronca 7AC | Callahan, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1996 | Aeronca 7BCM | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1996 | Aeronca 7AC | Lamont, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1996 | Aeronca 7CCM | Marsing, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 1996 | Aeronca 7EC | New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-38-112 | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1996 | Quicksilver SPRINT | Mt Airy, Maryland, United States | John F Harrison | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 RG | Union Bridge, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-32-260 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1996 | American AA-5 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |