# NTSB ATL82FKG15: Aeronca 7AC, N2475E, Cedartown, GA, June 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: June 2, 1982, 18:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Cedartown, GA
- Location: 34.0232° N, 85.2484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedartown, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0232&lon=-85.2484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKG15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70169/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG15

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - elevator trim - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2475E-2022-10-06), registration cancelled 2022-10-06, S/N 7AC6054, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7AC6054
- Airframe hours: 2589
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820602020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820602020269A), Jun 2, 1982: Bbavia 7AC, Cedartown, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Stalled on nose high climb after takeoff. Spun into trees. Found elevator trim in full nose up position.

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.

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