Aeronca 7AC accident near Jacksboro, TN
On August 29, 2022, an Aeronca 7AC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jacksboro, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 29, 2022
- Place
- Jacksboro, TN
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.336°N, 84.159°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220829105818
Official records · ERA22FA391
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 29, 2022, about 1250 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC, N1478E, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Jacksboro, Tennessee. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot purchased the airplane the day before the accident. He flew the airplane from Alabama to Tennessee, and this flight was the pilot’s first in 20 years. She described that on the day of the accident, he wanted to "take it up for a flight." The friend stated that the airplane took off "real early" and the airplane did not use much of the runway. After takeoff, the airplane made a sharp turn to the left and descended below the tree line. She contacted local authorities and waited for their arrival. Review of video footage recorded by the pilot’s friend showed the airplane became airborne and entered a slow speed, nose-high climb that continued into a left turn. The airplane then pitched nose-down and began descending while the engine could be heard operating smoothly and continuously to ground contact. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATIONThe airplane came to rest nose-down in a field adjacent to the runway oriented on a magnetic heading of 023°. Flight control continuity was established to all primary flight control surfaces. The nose of the airplane was crushed aft to the cockpit, and the engine and avionics instruments were destroyed by impact. The wings remained attached to the fuselage and exhibited impact damage, including accordion-s
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
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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.
