# Accident 20220527009009A: Aeronca 7AC, Elizabeth, PA, May 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2022, 19:02 local time
- Place: Elizabeth, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2188° N, 79.8197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2188&lon=-79.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84583, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84583) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220527009009A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (G05) AND REPORTEDLY PROCEEDED TO ROSTRAVER AIRPORT (FWQ) TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE.  ON CLIMBOUT FROM THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO, SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT GOING DOWN IN A THICK PATCH OF WOODS NEAR 983 PA STATE ROUTE 136, ELIZABETH, PA.

AS OF 06/13/2022, IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO INTERVIEW THE PILOT DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH.

## 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 ERA22LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA244), May 27, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N84583), Monongahela, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N84583 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830301007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830301007569A), Mar 1, 1983: Bbavia 7AC (N84583), Newberry, MI, Destroyed. Student rotated ski plane early and stalled. CFI took over,recovered but hit a telephone pole off end of runway.

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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