Aeronca 7EC accident near Cordele, GA
On October 16, 2014, an Aeronca 7EC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cordele, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 16, 2014
- Place
- Cordele, GA
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7EC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.986°N, 83.778°W
- NTSB ID
- 20141016X53814
Official records · ERA15FA017
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 16, 2014, about 1230 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca Champ 7EC airplane, N946DR, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Crisp County Cordele Airport (CKF), Cordele, Georgia. The private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The planned cross-country flight departed from CKF at 1230 and was destined for Peach State Airport (GA2), Williamson, Georgia. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. After an uneventful 200 nautical mile cross-country trip, the accident airplane landed at CKF with three other airplanes and the pilot purchased about 13.3 gallons of fuel. The accident airplane was the first of the four airplanes that then departed in sequence from the mid-field point of runway 28, a 5,001-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. After making a radio call to announce that the group was departing on a northerly heading, the pilot initiated a takeoff roll. The airplane lifted off from the runway and entered a climb. After reaching about 200 feet above ground level, the airplane entered a gradual left turn that progressed into a steep turn and slight descent. The airplane then entered a nose-down attitude before it impacted the ground, spun around and came to rest. Each member of the group used a GPS device to navigate each leg. A handheld Garmin 496 GPS receiver was recovered from the cockpit of the accident airplane and forwarded to the
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
