Aeronca 7AC accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 17, 2019

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

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.

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Photographs from the investigation 14 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them

Photo 1 – View of the runway and main wreckage facing northPhoto 2 – View of the runway and debris field facing northwestPhoto 3 – View of the road and debris field facing westPhoto 4 – View of the road and debris field facing eastPhoto 5 – View of the initial impact area on the road and the debris fieldPhoto 6 – View from the end of the runway facing southPhoto 7 – Airplane and truck debris with the main wreckage in the backgroundPhoto 8 – Engine and propeller where they came to rest in the debris fieldPhoto 9 – Engine and propeller and landing gear recovered to the roadPhoto 10 – Airplane on top of the truck, rearPhoto 11 – Airplane on top of the truck, right rearPhoto 12 – Airplane on top of the truck, rightPhoto 13 – Front left of truck with propeller slash marks and impact damagePhoto 14 – The pilot’s tablet showing the most recent flight and current location

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