# Accident 20220829015559A: Aeronca 7AC, Jacksboro, TN, August 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2022, 12:47 local time
- Place: Jacksboro, TN
- Airport: Jacksboro County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3355° N, 84.1595° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3355&lon=-84.1595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1478E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1478E-2024-05-11) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220829015559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE PERFORMED HIS FLIGHT CONTROL CHECKS THEN PROCEEDED TO BACK TAXI ON 23 FOR DEPARTURE TURNED IN TO THE WIND FOR RUN UP. AFTER ENGINE RUN UP SUBJECT AIRCRAFT STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY MOMENTARILY SETTLING BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL UNTIL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AS HEARD THROUGH THE VIDEO THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AT AN ESTIMATED ANGLE OF 30 DEGREE. ANGLE TO APPROXIMATELY 75-100 FEET ENTERED A LEFT BANKING TURN AT AN ESTIMATED ANGLE OF 40 DEGREE ANGLE, STALLING IN THE TURN AND COMING TO REST 401FEET OFF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- NONE: no report for this aircraft in the release

## 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 ERA22FA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA391), Aug 29, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N1478E), Jacksboro, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

## Other reports on N1478E (1)

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

- [Accident 20070509014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509014519A), May 9, 2007: Bbavia 7AC (N1478E), Lagrangeville, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 9, 2007, at approximately 1330 EST, the pilot in command (PIC) of an Aeronca champ, N1478E, attempted to land on an unimproved grass strip which…

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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