Aeronca 7CCM accident near Duluth, MN
On June 21, 2023, an Aeronca 7CCM (airplane) was involved in an accident near Duluth, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 21, 2023
- Place
- Duluth, MN
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7CCM · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.118°N, 91.984°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230621192414
Official records · CEN23FA248
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Audio And Radar: Recording (MP4), on ntsb.gov
- Excerpt From FAA ATC Package - Communications Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 21, 2023, at 0719 central daylight time, an Aeronca 7CCM airplane, N308ED, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Duluth, Minnesota. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot had just completed an annual inspection on the airplane the day before the accident. Family and coworkers of the pilot stated that the pilot was likely flying to his private airstrip to view the area. Data from the pilot’s handheld GPS revealed that after departure, the airplane proceeded northeast about 18 nm to the pilot’s private grass airstrip. The airplane approached from the south and entered a left downwind for the east runway. The airplane overflew the runway about 100 ft agl and 58 mph groundspeed. Near the departure end of the runway the airplane climbed and accelerated to 64 mph, then gradually slowed to 54 mph and reached a peak of 240 ft agl. The airplane then made a descending left turn toward the accident site (Figure 1). Figure 1. End of accident flight track overlaid on Google Earth. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONThe airplane’s maintenance records showed that an annual inspection was signed off by the accident pilot the day before the accident. There were no outstanding discrepancies noted in the maintenance logbook entries. There was no electrical system installed in the airplane. The most recent airplane weight and balance from October 13, 2021, revealed that the empty weight was 910 lbs and the maximum gross weight was 1,300 lbs, which
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, 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.
