# Accident 20110706015659A: Aeronca 7DC, Greenland, NH, July 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2011, 10:30 local time
- Place: Greenland, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0072° N, 70.9208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0072&lon=-70.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4375E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4375E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110706015659A

## Narrative

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

N4375E ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT SAUNDERS FIELD, GREENLAND, NH, GO AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED AND AIRCRAFT STALLED AND LANDED IN SWAMP AREA APPROX 100 YARDS PAST END OF RUNWAY.PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD AND BOUNCED, LANDING WAS ABORTED AND GO AROUND ATTEMT WAS INITIATED BY THE PILOT.  PILOT REALIZED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE HILL, HOUSES AND/OR POWER LINES, PULLED UP TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES AND AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN IMMINENT STALL AND LANDED IN SWAMP.  PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND WALKED TO NEAREST ROAD AND SUMMONED HELP.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AIRLIFTED BY HELICOPTER BACK TO SAUNDERS FIELD AND VISIBLE DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE/GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS, LEFT AND RIGHT WING, AS WELL AS PROPELLER WAS EVIDENT.  AIRCRAFT OWNER (NOT THE PILOT INVOLVED) STATED THAT INSURANCE COMPANY IS TOTALING THE DAMAGE AND TAKING POSSESION OF WRECKAGE AT THIS TIME.

## 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 ERA11CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA384), Jul 6, 2011: Aeronca 7DC (N4375E), Greenland, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and subsequent loss of control during an attempted go-around maneuver.

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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