Aeronca 7BCM N4179E
26 September 2004 · St. James, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 2004 at about 23:30 local time, a Aeronca 7BCM registered N4179E was involved in an accident near St. James, Missouri, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. James, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.0056, -91.6075
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7BCM
- Registration
- N4179E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St James → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI04CA288
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during the go-around. Factors were the sun glare and the trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was damaged when it struck trees and the ground during an attempted go-around from runway 27 at a private airstrip. In a written statement, the pilot said that as he was landing at his private airstrip, the sun was bright causing him to lose sight of the runway. He elected to go-around but struck trees in the attempt. He reported no failure of the airplane or systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,361 records for this type
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