# Accident 20180505004759A: Aeronca 7AC, Middletown, NY, May 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, NY
- Airport: Randall
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4261° N, 74.4039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4261&lon=-74.4039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84396, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84396-2018-11-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 17 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180505004759A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM K06N (RANDALL), AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED AND SPUN INTO A TREELINE.

## 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 ERA18FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA141), May 5, 2018: Aeronca 7AC (N84396), Middletown, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during climbout, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall from which the pilot could not recover.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.