Accident Aeronca 7AC N1094E, Tuesday 9 August 1983

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Date:	Tuesday 9 August 1983
Time:	18:30 LT
Type:	Aeronca 7AC
Owner/operator:	Fesmire, Wilson And/or Marcia
Registration:	N1094E
MSN:	7-AC-4646
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	1000 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-65-8
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kenton, TN - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Trenton, TN (KTGC)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE FLYING LOW AND SLOW TO OBSERVE CROPS, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING A TURN. THE NOSE WAS LOWERED WHICH PLACED THE ACFT ON A HEADING FOR A LARGE OAK TREE. A TURN WAS ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE TREE; THE ACFT STALLED AGAIN, STRUCK TREE LIMBS, AND HIT THE GROUND.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: