- Date
- August 30, 1987, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kenosha, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3406EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870830048439A
- Case key
- 13655
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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 aircraft was on final approach for landing during a dual instructional flight. The aircraft was observed to pitch up, then enter a nose down, right wing low attitude which it maintained until it impacted the ground. Witnesses, including another CFI who had landed approximately 10 minutes prior to the accident, reported strong, gusty winds and turbulence in the area at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3406E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-6819
- Airframe hours
- 2,661
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aeroplanes, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aeroplanes, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1987 · 23 hours before
- Airport
- ENW · Kenosha Municipal, runway 24, 3,300 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,967 total · 129 in this make and model · 2,774 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 20 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 22 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.