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FAA accident report · Aeronca 7CCM · Duluth, MN · June 21, 2023

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Date
June 21, 2023 · 07:19 local
Place
Duluth, MN
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N308ED
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23FA248
Reported as
Aeronca 7CCM
Reported engine
Continental C90-8F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
615 total40 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N308EDRegistered now · Aeronca 7CCMS/N 7AC2952 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 7CCMEngine modelContinental C90-8FReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During first flight after annual inspection PIC and co-worker departed Duluth international airport (kdlh) and flew to property owned by PIC. Data recovered from the aircrafts portable GPS shows a low pass over the pic’s private airstrip the aircraft began a descending left turn at approximately 250 ft AGL. Aircraft impacted the ground approximately 320 feet from the point the aircraft started the left turn. The airplane came to rest in a nose low attitude and the right wing was crushed aft from about mid span to the wing tip. The aft fuselage and empennage remained intact and were displaced to the right. The engine and propeller remained attached and were partially buried in the ground. One propeller blade was bent aft about mid span and exhibited leading edge gouges and chordwise scratches. The other blade was mostly straight and exhibited leading edge damage. The surrounding tree canopy appeared undisturbed, with no noticeable damage. Several small trees (up to 1.5 inch diameter) near impact cut at 45 degree angle. Combined weight of pilot and passenger was approximately 440 lbs, useful load of the aircraft was 390 lbs.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION PIC AND CO-WORKER DEPARTED DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KDLH) AND FLEW TO PROPERTY OWNED BY PIC. DATA RECOVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFTS PORTABLE GPS SHOWS A LOW PASS OVER THE PIC’S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FT AGL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 320 FEET FROM THE POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE LEFT TURN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND THE RIGHT WING WAS CRUSHED AFT FROM ABOUT MID SPAN TO THE WING TIP. THE AFT FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE REMAINED INTACT AND WERE DISPLACED TO THE RIGHT. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER REMAINED ATTACHED AND WERE PARTIALLY BURIED IN THE GROUND. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS BENT AFT ABOUT MID SPAN AND EXHIBITED LEADING EDGE GOUGES AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHES. THE OTHER BLADE WAS MOSTLY STRAIGHT AND EXHIBITED LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. THE SURROUNDING TREE CANOPY APPEARED UNDISTURBED, WITH NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE. SEVERAL SMALL TREES (UP TO 1.5 INCH DIAMETER) NEAR IMPACT CUT AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. COMBINED WEIGHT OF PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS APPROXIMATELY 440 LBS, USEFUL LOAD OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS 390 LBS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23FA248Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportDuluth, MNThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.Jun 21, 2023 · Substantial damage