Aeronca 7AC accident near Middletown, NY
On May 5, 2018, an Aeronca 7AC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Middletown, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 5, 2018
- Place
- Middletown, NY
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.426°N, 74.404°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180507X82203
Official records · ERA18FA141
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 5, 2018, about 0905 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC, N84396, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Randall Airport (06N), Middletown, New York. The pilot was fatally injured, and the flight instructor was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight instructor, the purpose of the flight was to perform a flight review for the pilot. The flight instructor and the pilot discussed his currency and the status of his medical certificate, which was valid, and agreed that the pilot would be the pilot-in-command for the flight. Before moving the airplane out of the hangar, the pilot performed a preflight inspection. The flight instructor recalled that the pilot had measured the amount of fuel in the single fuel tank and reported that it was "slightly more than a half tank." They moved the airplane out of the hangar, started the engine (the flight instructor performed the cockpit duties as the pilot hand-propped the engine), and then taxied toward the runway. The pilot was in the front seat, and the flight instructor was in the back seat. The flight instructor did not recall any further information about the flight. A witness, who was driving on the road adjacent to the accident site, observed the airplane flying in a westerly direction when it "suddenly went nose down." She then stopped her car, saw that the airplane had impacted a wooded area, and called 911. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to his logbook, the pilot had accumulate
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during climbout, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall from which the pilot could not recover.
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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.
