- Date
- July 18, 1982, 20:04 local (Jul 19, 1982, 01:04 UTC)
- Place
- Pine Valley Tow, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N85580Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820718034209A
- Case key
- 72233
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed flying at a low altitude to a point 1/4 mi NE of the town over a wooded area & began a turn to the left. During the turn the bank continued to increase & then the nose dropped & the acft descended steeply into the trees. The police reported that while they were at the accident site they observed numerous deer in the woods. 300 ft north of the accident site was an open field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85580
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC4322
- Airframe hours
- 1,850
- Engine
- Continental C-65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ralph M. Jungbluth
- Registered owner
- Ralph M. Jungbluth
- Departed
- 81C · Pine Valley Tow, WI
- Destination
- 81C · Pine Valley Tow, WI
- Airport
- 81C · Neilsville
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 199 total · 130 in this make and model · 176 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUW, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.