What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 17, 2019 N82308 an Aeronca 7AC was destroyed when it collided with a pickup truck that was westbound on county highway mm while attempting to land at martins aerodrome (WI78), depere, Wisconsin. The private pilot and the driver of the truck were fatally injured.
The aircraft collided with the truck and wedged itself on top of the pick up truck. The pilot was ejected from the aircraft when the pickup truck departed the road and sideswiped a telephone pole. The truck continued though a neighboring yard where it came to a stop.
No mechanical irregularities were noted during the on scene investigation and the aircraft had completed an annual inspection earlier in the day.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 17, 2019 N82308 AN AERONCA 7AC WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS WESTBOUND ON COUNTY HIGHWAY MM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT MARTINS AERODROME (WI78), DEPERE, WISCONSIN. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WERE FATALLY INJURED.
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK AND WEDGED ITSELF ON TOP OF THE PICK UP TRUCK. THE PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE PICKUP TRUCK DEPARTED THE ROAD AND SIDESWIPED A TELEPHONE POLE. THE TRUCK CONTINUED THOUGH A NEIGHBORING YARD WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP.
NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE NOTED DURING THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION EARLIER IN THE DAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.