- Date
- July 3, 1987, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jamestown, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2460EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870703037489A
- Case key
- 30689
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt rented the acft & flew to a field aprx 40 mi from the dep arpt. After landing, a passenger boarded the acft. The student started to takeoff again. Drg takeoff, the acft lifted off, but would not climb sufficiently to clear trees at the dep end of the rwy. Subsequently, it flew into the trees & was substantially damaged. The plt thought the eng was at full power drg the takeoff. He rprtd the wind was variable at 10 to 15 KTS. Also, he said he thought the wind may have shifted as he was taking off. The student did not have approval to fly the acft beyond a 25 mi limit from the original dep arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2460E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-6039
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Continental C-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Dart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1987 · 90 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 110 total · 95 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Observed at
- JHW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.