Aeronca 7AC N1746E
1 October 2001 · Erhard, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 2001 at about 23:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N1746E was involved in an accident near Erhard, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erhard, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.4799, -96.0900
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N1746E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pelican Rapids → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the turn. Factors relating to this accident were the low airspeed, the inadvertent stall, and the low altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was in a left turning descent from approximately 1,000 feet agl to approximately 700 feet agl when the airplane's left wing dropped. The pilot said, "I applied right stick, and simultaneously the airplane entered a spin. I pushed the stick immediately forward and applied right rudder - waiting for the aircraft to recover. The aircraft recovered approximately 35 feet from the ground, below a tree line that was quickly approaching. There was an area of open (unobstructed) ground to my left and I elected to land there. During the landing one of the landing gear collapsed and I slid to a stop short of the trees." The pilot said a fire occurred in the engine nacelle area. "My extinguisher was not adequate to extinguish the fire and eventually the entire fabric A/C (aircraft) was consumed." The pilot provided the following safety recommendation: "Maintain adequate airspeed at all times when airborne."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2001 | Aeronca 7DC | Fulton, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 2001 | Aeronca 7DC | Hollister, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2001 | Aeronca 7EC | Clear Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2001 | Aeronca 7AC | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Edwin L Apperson | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2001 | Aeronca 7AC | Roe, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2001 | Aeronca 7AC | Winters, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 150M | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2001 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft V35 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2001 | Schweizer 269C | Walker, Minnesota, United States | Northern Flights Helicopter Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Dodge Center, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-38-112 | Tracy, Minnesota, United States | Matthew Hagen Sederstrom | No injuries | - |