# Accident 20221002016439A: Aeronca 7AC, Murray, KY, October 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2022, 11:00 local time
- Place: Murray, KY
- Airport: Kyle-Oakley Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6646° N, 88.3728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6646&lon=-88.3728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3005E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3005E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221002016439A

## Narrative

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

ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER REPAIR TO AFT FUSEALGE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED FROM GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. WHEN THE CONTROL STICK WAS PUSHED FORWARD TO RAISE THE TAIL ON TAKEOFF THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. ON SCEOND ATTEMPT TO RAISE THE TAIL BY PUSHING THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED, CLIMBED, STALLED AND FELL BACK ON THE RUNWAY.

AFTER THE ACCIDENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ELEVATOR MOVED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN WAS COMMANDED BY CONTROL STICK INPUT.

## 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 ERA23LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA002), Oct 2, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N3005E), Murray, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect (reverse) rigging of the elevator cables by maintenance personnel and their subsequent failure to verify that the rigging was correct during post-maintenance checks and the pilot's…

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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