Aeronca 7EC N1536E

Summary

On 21 May 1996 at about 00:30 local time, a Aeronca 7EC registered N1536E was involved in an accident near New Castle, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

21 May 1996 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

New Castle Municipal (2G7)

Coordinates

40.9898, -80.3408

Aircraft

Aeronca 7EC

Registration

N1536E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaver Falls → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC96LA112

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and an encounter with high grass and a ditch off the side of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated, '. . . I touched down in the three point configuration. During the rollout, the aircraft veered to the right. I counter controlled with full left rudder and brake. Control inputs were insufficient to counter the yaw. When the right wheel struck the tall grass, the additional drag pulled the aircraft off the runway.' The airplane then encountered a ditch and was damaged. Additionally, the pilot reported that there was no malfunction with the airplane, and that the wind was light and variable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.