- Date
- June 2, 1982, 18:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Cedartown, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2475EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820602020269A
- Case key
- 70169
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Elevator trim - inattentiveCause
Airspeed - not attainedCause
Stall - inadvertent
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The acft stalled & crashed into trees from an altitude of approximately 60 feet AGL. The elevator trim tab control was found in the full nose up position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2475E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC6054
- Airframe hours
- 2,589
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jas. Cobb
- Registered owner
- Jas. Cobb
- Departed
- Cedartown, GA
- Destination
- Cedartown, GA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- Cornelus Moore, runway 28, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
N2475ERegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2022 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 610 total · 25 in this make and model · 610 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.