Aviation Accident Summary NYC83LA109

OLD BRIDGE, NJ, USA

Aircraft #1

N8550E

AERONCA 7AC

Analysis

AFTER THE PLT RETURNED FROM A LOCAL FLT, HE REPORTEDLY ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND & LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE & THEN NOSED OVER. APRX 25 MI WEST AT TRENTON, NJ, THE 2050 EDT WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 220 DEG AT 15, GUSTING 22 KTS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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