- Date
- July 6, 1988, 20:30 local (Jul 7, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2200EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880706025679A
- Case key
- 14108
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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
After making a low pass down a private strip, the aircraft experienced a wire strike followed by an uncontrolled descent into the ground. The pilot stated that his attention was diverted by the owner of the strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2200E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC5774
- Airframe hours
- 873
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Archibald, Tom & Lyle, S. H.
- Registered owner
- Archibald, Thomas & Lyle, J.H.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1987 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- HOC
- Destination
- HOC
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 846 total · 225 in this make and model · 645 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 56 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.