# Accident 20180728014759A: Aeronca 7AC, Alexandria, MN, July 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2018, 19:21 local time
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Airport: Alexandria
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8825° N, 95.4497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8825&lon=-95.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85506, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85506-2020-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728014759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED ALEXANDRIA, MN AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 1830.  WITNESSES REPORTED THE PLANE FLYING NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT AT 1911. THE PLANE HIT POWERLINES THAT WERE ESTIMATED AT 45-50 FEET AND CRASHED AT 1921.  THE PILOT WAS FATALITY INJURED.

## 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 CEN18FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA297), Jul 29, 2018: Aeronca 7AC (N85506), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low-altitude flight, which resulted in an impact with power lines.

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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