Aeronca 7AC N82192

Summary

On 11 August 2007 at about 01:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N82192 was involved in an accident near Big Lake, Alaska, United States. One person was 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.

Date

11 August 2007 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Lake, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N82192

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Willow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA079

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot said that while en route to his intended destination airport, he decided to look at some lake front property. He said that as he made a right downwind turn over the lake, about 500 feet agl, the right wing stalled, and the airplane descended vertically. During the student's effort to recover from the stall, the right wing struck a tree on the lake's shoreline, and the airplane came to rest about 30 feet from shore. The student pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.