Accident Aeronca 7AC N1907E, Saturday 12 March 1983

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Date:	Saturday 12 March 1983
Time:	12:45 LT
Type:	Aeronca 7AC
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N1907E
MSN:	7AC-5474
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	1100 hours
Engine model:	Continental A-65
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Garden City, MN - United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Manchester, MN
Destination airport:	Garden City, MN
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND TO THE WEST ON A BLACKTOP ROAD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TOP WIRE OF A POWER LINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 13 KTS.

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