Aeronca 7EC accident near Detroit, Michigan, September 21, 1982
On September 21, 1982 at about 2:40 pm local time, a Aeronca 7EC, registered N29246, was destroyed in an accident near Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Seaplane Base airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 21, 1982 · about 2:40 pm local time
- Place
- Detroit, Michigan · Detroit Seaplane Base · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7EC · all 7ECs on the register
- Registration
- N29246 · no longer on the register · serial 7EC334
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AIRCRAFT MADE LEFT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF AT 15 FEET AGL BEHIND TREE LINE WHICH INTERFERRED WITH AVAILABLE WIND. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DRAGGED LEFT WING, FOLLOWED BY CARTWHEEL AND SINKING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,735 hours in all; 50 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,460 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,474 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-90-12F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 12 Detroit MI at 10:40 am
- Destination: 12 Detroit MI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 140°F (60°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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