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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Willow, AK · August 5, 2025

Date
August 5, 2025 · 17:07 local
Place
Willow, AK
Airport
Willow
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84726
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC25LA084
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total84 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft struck the ground approximatly 75 feet left of the center of the runway, with the left wing first followed by the nose at a near vertical impact. Aircraft showed classic hallmarks of a stall spin with the tail section of the aircraft bent and twisted. Investigated scene with NTSB iic, establised control continuity at the accident scene. Atended engine investigation and engine did not show any signs of preaccident failure. Inspection of the exhaust system did not show any signs of cracks or exhaust leaking. Pilots shoulder harness ripped all the stitching out leading to failure of the pilots harness. Harness sent to the NTSB survival lab for further investigation. Interviewed pilot, they had no recollection of anything after sititng a the runup pad for take off untill they arrived at the hospital for treatment.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATLY 75 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LEFT WING FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE AT A NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. AIRCRAFT SHOWED CLASSIC HALLMARKS OF A STALL SPIN WITH THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BENT AND TWISTED. INVESTIGATED SCENE WITH NTSB IIC, ESTABLISED CONTROL CONTINUITY AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. ATENDED ENGINE INVESTIGATION AND ENGINE DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF PREACCIDENT FAILURE. INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF CRACKS OR EXHAUST LEAKING. PILOTS SHOULDER HARNESS RIPPED ALL THE STITCHING OUT LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE PILOTS HARNESS. HARNESS SENT TO THE NTSB SURVIVAL LAB FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INTERVIEWED PILOT, THEY HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF ANYTHING AFTER SITITNG A THE RUNUP PAD FOR TAKE OFF UNTILL THEY ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N84726 · 1

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