- Date
- May 8, 1983, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Old Bridge, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8550EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830508021159A
- Case key
- 35180
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Analysis
After the plt returned from a local flt, he reportedly encountered a gust of wind & lost directional control. Subsequently, the acft collided with a tree & then nosed over. Aprx 25 mi west at trenton, NJ, the 2050 EDT wind was reported from 220 deg at 15, gusting 22 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8550E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC330
- Engine
- Continental A-65-A, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank P. Werner
- Registered owner
- Charles Turpin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1982
- Airport
- Werner, runway 13, 1,800 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,867 total · 8 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTN, 25 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.