Aeronca 7AC accident near Alexandria, MN

On July 29, 2018, an Aeronca 7AC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Alexandria, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

July 29, 2018

Place

Alexandria, MN

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

45.883°N, 95.450°W

NTSB ID

20180729X10031

Official records · CEN18FA297

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 28, 2018, at 1920 central daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC airplane, N85506, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Alexandria, Minnesota. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. According to track data recovered from the pilot's mobile telephone, the flight departed from Chandler Field Airport (AXN), Alexandria, Minnesota, at 1915, and flew north and climbed to a maximum altitude of 1,870 ft mean sea level (msl) (about 478 ft above the ground) before it entered a left descending turn. At 1917:20, the airplane flew over the north shore of a lake on a southwest course, at an altitude of 1,722 ft mean sea level (about 330 ft above the ground), and at a groundspeed of 80 knots. At 1918:00, the airplane continued on a southwest course over the lake at an altitude of 1,372 ft msl (about 12 ft above the surface) and a groundspeed of 74 knots. At 1919:40, the airplane made a left turn. The airplane was still about 12 ft above the lake while flying parallel to the shoreline on a south-southeast course. The airplane then made a left turn. At 1919:20, the airplane flew over the southwest shoreline while on a west-northwest course; the airplane's altitude remained at 1,372 ft msl, and its groundspeed increased to 78 knots. The airplane continued to the west-northwest and then turned north. At 1920:07, the airplane was heading north while at an altitude of 1,415 ft msl (about 13 ft above the ground) and at a groundspeed of 73 knots. The air

Probable cause

The pilot's intentional low-altitude flight, which resulted in an impact with power lines.

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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.