- Date
- January 7, 1985, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N84096Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850107001249A
- Case key
- 24627
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC reported the 2nd plt was flying the acft at the time of the accident while they were practicing off arpt landings. On the second takeoff, the 2nd plt executed a course reversal turn to land opposite the direction of takeoff. The initial turn was to the left. After comleting the 90 deg left turn and while in the 270 deg right turn the acft right wing banked 90 degrees and the nose dropped 70 degrees. Control inputs would not arrest the acft attitude. Prior to impact the PIC retarded the throttle to idle. Light variable surface winds prevailed. The PIC reported a 30 deg temp inversion at altitude was experienced.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84096
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-2783
- Airframe hours
- 3,620
- Engine
- Continental A65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles H. Neuzil/James Ludeen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1984 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- P19 · Chandler, AZ
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,600 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHD, 11 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.