Aeronca 7AC N1478E

Summary

On 4 May 2007 at about 17:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N1478E was involved in an accident near Lagrangeville, New York, United States. One person was 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

4 May 2007 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lagrangeville, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

41.7128, -73.7378

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N1478E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lagrangeville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA115

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to identify a partially buried rock in the landing surface of an unimproved grass runway, which resulted in an inadvertent collision during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing an Aeronca 7AC, on an unimproved 1,000-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, grass runway that was located at his residence. After touchdown, the airplane's right main landing gear struck a rock that was partially buried in the ground. The right main landing gear separated, and the right wing strut was bent. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. He reported about 3,525 hours of total flight experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.