# Accident 20141016021729A: Aeronca 7AC, Cordelle, GA, October 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cordelle, GA
- Airport: Crisp County-Cordele
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9864° N, 83.7775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9864&lon=-83.7775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N946DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N946DR-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL MOTORS C90-12F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,241 total, 99 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141016021729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA017), Oct 16, 2014: Aeronca 7EC (N946DR), Cordele, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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