- Date
- July 5, 1987, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Scoodic Lake, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8955RAeronca 7EC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870705032359A
- Case key
- 30691
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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.
In flight collision with object
Planning/decision - improperCause
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Object - tree(s)Factor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt of the float equipped acft was taking off from Scoodic Lake. Drg the initial climb phase after takeoff, he noted the acft began to lose altitude & would not clear trees on a ridge ahead. He initiated a turn back toward the lake; however, the acft contacted trees & subsequently crashed. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8955R
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7EC-713
- Airframe hours
- 1,258
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard B. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1987
- Destination
- Old Town, ME
- Airport
- Scoodic Lake
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 421 total · 402 in this make and model · 367 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.