- Date
- June 5, 1983, 20:15 local (Jun 6, 1983, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Shinnston, WV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3511EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830605031269A
- Case key
- 6084
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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.
Analysis
The instructor (CFI) was providing takeoff & landing instructions to his son, a student plt. After making a takeoff & landing, they took off again on rwy 22. At lift-off, the CFI noticed a Cessna 180 being taxied for takeoff. At aprx 300 ft AGL, they made a right turn-around, so as to pass over the arpt at midfield to keep the Cessna 180 in site. The Cessna 180 remained in the run-up area, so the student turned to parallel a ridge line that angled toward the rwy centerline & extended beyond the approach end of rwy 22. While the CFI was looking over his left shoulder to monitor the position of the Cessna, he asked the student to turn to the right, back to the rwy. This turn was back toward the ridge line which rose 150 to 200 ft above their altitude. When the CFI realized the proximity of the hill, he took control to prevent the student from stalling the acft, but was unable to clear over trees. The acft struck branches & blackberry bushes, then after touchdown, collided with a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3511E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6882
- Airframe hours
- 1,468
- Engine
- Continental O-170-3E, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J.W. Maley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 27, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- Shinnston, runway 22, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 13,985 total · 277 in this make and model · 12,761 as pilot in command · 177 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.