Aeronca 7AC accident near Cape Fair, MO
On April 10, 2025, an Aeronca 7AC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cape Fair, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 10, 2025
- Place
- Cape Fair, MO
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.732°N, 93.574°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250410199989
NTSB summary
On April 10, 2025, at 0904 central daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC airplane, N83952, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cape Fair, Missouri. The pilot received serious injuries, and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. GPS data downloaded from a Stratus receiver recovered from the airplane wreckage showed that the flight originated from the pilot’s private airstrip at 0842. The airplane departed the grass airstrip and flew around the area in a non-descript path as would be expected during a pleasure flight. The data showed that the airplane approached the area where the accident occurred from the south. It then made a right turn toward the southeast, immediately followed by a left turn to the southwest. During the final portion of the left turn, the airplane started descending, leveled off, and flew down a valley in the terrain. A set of high-voltage powerlines crossed the valley perpendicular to the airplane’s flight path. It was reported that the utility company spliced two damaged wires after the accident, but the wires had not fallen to the ground. Figure 1. Entire flight path of airplane. Figure 2. The final portion of the accident flight. A witness to the accident was a friend of the pilot and passenger and was working to construct a pond on his property. He reported that he was in an excavator when he saw the airplane fly over. He stated that the airplane then flew off and he thought it had departed the area. A few minutes later he heard it a
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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.
