# Incident 20110715015289I: Aeronca 7AC, Kendall, NY, July 15, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kendall, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3273° N, 78.0359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendall, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3273&lon=-78.0359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85046, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85046-2018-06-01) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110715015289I

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A FERRY PERMIT. AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED OUT OF A PRIVATE STRIP LOCATED IN KENDALL, NY. PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTS ON TAKEOFF, IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, THE AIRPLANE KEPT GOING RIGHT AND HE COULD NOT TURN THE AIRPLANE LEFT. HE RECOGNIZED HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB THE TREES, HE CONTINUED TO PITCH UP AND THE AIRMAN REPORTS, THAT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WENT INTO THE TREES, HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ATOP THE TREES. TREES WERE CUT DOWN TO REMOVE BOTH PLANE AND PILOT. AIRMAN REPORTS THE PROPELLER WAS TURNING WHILE IN THE TREES, YET, THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE SPINNER WHICH WAS AS A RESULT OF THE AIRPLANE COMING TO REST ON THE SPINNER AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND AS A RESULT OF BEING CUT DOWN FROM THE TREE.

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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