- Date
- May 15, 1983, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Johnson Pond, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1241EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830515020799A
- Case key
- 35286
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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 acft lifted off from the surface of Johnson Pond and was climbing over trees when the plt made a sharp turn and the acft struck a tree. The acft then impacted the ground and was destroyed by impact and fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1241E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4799
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George Clements
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 31, 1983 · 6 hours before
- Destination
- Hampden, ME
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 197 total · 197 in this make and model · 165 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.