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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Cordelle, GA · October 16, 2014

Date
October 16, 2014 · 12:30 local
Place
Cordelle, GA
Airport
Crisp County-Cordele
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N946DR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15FA017
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental Motors C90-12F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,241 total99 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed runway and at 100 to 150' the pilot made a hard left turn and continued the left turn into the ground fatally injuring the pilot and seriously injuring the passenger.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND AT 100 TO 150' THE PILOT MADE A HARD LEFT TURN AND CONTINUED THE LEFT TURN INTO THE GROUND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.