What happened
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On 09/19/2022 at 1:45 EST, privacy data omitted with one pilot and one passenger on board, departed Bucks Airport (00N) to red lion airport (JY73). The Aeronca 7AC departed rnwy 18 and used approximately 1600 feet of the 1900 foot grass runway before initiating a steep climb, clearing a power line approximately 500 feet from its rotation point.
One airport video showed the aircraft using most of the runway before promptly transitioning into a climb attitude. Another airport video partially captured the aircraft in a steepening bank. Two witnesses observed the aircraft unable to maintain altitude at which time it began a descending nose-down left turn impacting the ground 1400 feet east of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed.
Prior to departure, the aircraft received an additional 1.9 gallons of fuel; however, unable to determine total fuel load and takeoff weight. The density altitude was calculated at 1,790 feet. Carburetor ice potential was computed as serious icing at glide power.
Flight controls and static engine inspection were conducted post-accident, no defects were found.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/19/2022 AT 1:45 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, DEPARTED BUCKS AIRPORT (00N) TO RED LION AIRPORT (JY73). THE AERONCA 7AC DEPARTED RNWY 18 AND USED APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET OF THE 1900 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY BEFORE INITIATING A STEEP CLIMB, CLEARING A POWER LINE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM ITS ROTATION POINT.
ONE AIRPORT VIDEO SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT USING MOST OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE PROMPTLY TRANSITIONING INTO A CLIMB ATTITUDE. ANOTHER AIRPORT VIDEO PARTIALLY CAPTURED THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEPENING BANK. TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AT WHICH TIME IT BEGAN A DESCENDING NOSE-DOWN LEFT TURN IMPACTING THE GROUND 1400 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 1.9 GALLONS OF FUEL; HOWEVER, UNABLE TO DETERMINE TOTAL FUEL LOAD AND TAKEOFF WEIGHT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AT 1,790 FEET. CARBURETOR ICE POTENTIAL WAS COMPUTED AS SERIOUS ICING AT GLIDE POWER.
FLIGHT CONTROLS AND STATIC ENGINE INSPECTION WERE CONDUCTED POST-ACCIDENT, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
NTSB investigation
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