# NTSB Accident ERA23LA002
> **AERONCA 7AC** · 2022-10-02 · Murray, KY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23LA002
- **Event ID:** 20221004106053
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-10-02
- **Location:** Murray, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.664581, -88.372776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N3005E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The incorrect (reverse) rigging of the elevator cables by maintenance personnel and their subsequent failure to verify that the rigging was correct during post-maintenance checks and the pilot's inadequate preflight check.

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