# NTSB CHI88LA155: Aeronca 7AC, N2200E, Hillsboro, OH, July 7, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 6, 1988, 20:30 local (Jul 7, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Hillsboro, OH
- Coordinates: 39.199367, -83.611 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1994&lon=-83.6110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14108/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA155

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - wire,static (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200E-2022-05-25), registration cancelled 2022-05-25, S/N 7AC-5774, built 1946 (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: 7AC5774
- Airframe hours: 873
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880706025679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880706025679A), Jul 6, 1988: Bbavia 7AC, Hillsboro, OH, Substantial damage. Made a low pass over a private strip and struck wires at end of strip. Aircraft fell into field across a roadway.

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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