# Accident 20110603011569A: Aeronca 7AC, Honea Path, SC, June 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Honea Path, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4411° N, 82.3586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4411&lon=-82.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84572, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84572) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110603011569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT FROM HENDERSON NC TO HONEA PATH SC.  LANDED ON RUNWAY 13. BACK TAXIED AND ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF. LIFTED OFF AT 50-55 MPH. LEVELED OFF TO GAIN AIRSPEED.  UNINTENTIONALLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND SWERVED RIGHT INTO THE TREE LINE WHERE HE IMPACTED THE TREES CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.PILOT ADMITTED HIMSELF INTO HOSPITAL DURING THE WEEKEND AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH CHEST PAINS. NO ISSUES AND RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER AN OVERNIGHT OBSERVATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA324), Jun 3, 2011: Aeronca 7AC (N84572), Honea Path, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of control during the takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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