SERS · Aeronca 7AC · 2004-01-24 · Prairieville, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI04LA061
Event ID
20040209X00175
Type
Accident
Date
2004-01-24
Location
Prairieville, MI, USA
Coordinates
42.483333, -85.533332
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Aeronca
Model
7AC
Registration
N1087E
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the transmission wires during final approach. Factors to the accident were the unmarked transmission wires and their support poles.