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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 2019 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC Champion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N82308 |
| MSN: | 7AC-937 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2183 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-75-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Martins Aerodrome (WI78), Ledgeview, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brennand Airport, WI (79C) |
| Martins Aerodrome, WI (WI78) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 17, 2019, about 1650 central daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC Champion airplane, N82308, impacted a moving vehicle during short final approach to Martins Aerodrome (WI78), Green Bay, Wisconsin. The private pilot and the vehicle occupant sustained fatal injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight departed the Brennand Airport (79C), Neenah, Wisconsin, about 1600 and was destined for WI78.
The private pilot was on short final approach for landing to the grass runway. The south end of the runway was bordered by an east-west oriented road; witnesses on this road and dashboard camera video from another vehicle confirmed that the airplane was flying about 5 ft above the ground when it collided with the front left side of a westbound truck. The airplane became lodged on top of the truck and they continued off the right side of the road, through a ditch, and came to rest in a residential front yard. The pilot and driver were both fatally injured during the accident sequence.
A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. There were several propeller slash marks on the front left side of the truck, consistent with the propeller rotating during the collision.
There was no evidence of tire skid marks on the road and none of the witnesses reported any evasive maneuvers by the airplane; therefore, it is likely that neither the pilot nor the driver was aware of the impending collision. Additionally, there was no roadway signage warning of low-flying aircraft.
Probable Cause: The pilot's low final approach path and his failure to see and avoid a truck traveling on a roadway, which resulted in a collision with the truck.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20FA008
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100435
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Media:
NTSB investigating the Oct. 17, 2019, crash of an Aeronca 7AC airplane, Ledgeview, WI.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) October 18, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2019 23:12 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Oct-2019 23:22 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2019 03:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2019 04:09 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2019 13:56 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 18-Oct-2019 18:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Oct-2019 19:13 | KDTW Flyer | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2022 23:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo, ] |
| 05-Mar-2022 23:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 05-Mar-2022 23:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 05-Mar-2022 23:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 05-Mar-2022 23:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 05-Mar-2022 23:55 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 08-Jul-2022 12:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 27-Dec-2024 08:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2025 07:53 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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