Aeronca 7AC N81966

Summary

On 23 June 1996 at about 02:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N81966 was involved in an accident near Vancouver, Washington, 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

23 June 1996 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Evergreen Field (59S)

Coordinates

45.6197, -122.5694

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N81966

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

SEA96LA135

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during take-off, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent dragging of the right wing. The pilot's lack of experience in the make/model of aircraft was a related factor.

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

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The pilot reported to an FAA inspector that during the initial takeoff roll, the airplane 'got a little sideways,' and immediately after becoming airborne, the right wing slammed into the ground. Also, the pilot reported that he had only 2 hours of flight time in the Aeronca 7AC aircraft before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.