# Accident 20111017024779A: Aeronca 7AC, Berkley, MA, October 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2011, 17:15 local time
- Place: Berkley, MA
- Airport: Myricks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8369° N, 71.0225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8369&lon=-71.0225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3662E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3662E-2015-05-04) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,518 total, 165 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111017024779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 27. AIRCRAFT WAS TO LOW AND HIT TREE WITH RIGHT WING CAUSING AIRPLANE TO GO INTO A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. RIGHT WING TIP HIT GROUND APPROXIMETLY 140 FEET FROM TREE THAT WAS HIT. THE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AND ENGINE WENT THROUGH THE FIREWALL SO CYLINDERS #1 AND #3 PINNED PILOTS LEGS CAUSING MULTIPLE FACTURES OF PILOTS LEFT AND RIGHT LEGS.

## 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 ERA12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA035), Oct 17, 2011: American Champion 7AC (N3662E), Berkley, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from a tree during the final approach in solar glare conditions.

## Other reports on N3662E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741130040819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741130040819A), Nov 30, 1974: Blanca 7AC (N3662E), Barnesville, OH, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K.

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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