Aeronca 7AC | N83952
April 10th, 2025 | Cape Fair, Missouri
Accident Location
- City: Cape Fair
- State: Missouri
- Latitude: 36.730556
- Longitude: -93.573889
- Airport ID:
Aircraft Info
- N Number: N83952
- Make: Aeronca
- Model: 7AC
- Aircraft Category: Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built: No
Pilot Info
- PIC Name: Asher, Lonnie Ray
- Gender: Male
- Pilot Age: 68
- Pilot Hours:
- Flight School: No
- Instructional Flight: No
- Pilot Certification: Private Pilot
- IFR Rating: No
- Pilot Error: Yes
- Pilot Medical: None
- Pilot Incapacitation: No
Analysis
- Date: April 10th, 2025
- Time: 9:05 AM Local Time
- Day / Night: Night
- VMC / IMC: VMC
- Phase Of Flight: Takeoff
- Total People Onboard: 2
- PIC Fatality: 0
- PAX Fatalities: 1
- Ground Fatalities: 0
- Total Fatalities: 1
- NTSB No:
- NTSB Travel: Unknown
- AQP Classification: 7a) TERRAIN COLLISION - POWERLINES, C-FIT
Probable Cause
DTSB: The DTSB determines the Probable Cause of this accident to be pilot error, in that the during the final portion of the flight, the airplane started descending, leveled off, and flew down a valley in the terrain. A set of high-voltage powerlines
crossed the valley perpendicular to the airplane’s flight path. The airplane came to rest on a witness’s property underneath the powerlines that were struck by the airplane. The accident pilots last medical from July of 1988 was a Third Class medial.
NTSB: NONE
Recommendation
DTSB: The DTSB recommends that all pilots of all aircraft rehearse and condition themselves to be more vigilant concerning low level flights in areas where power lines are common to exist.
NTSB: NONE
DISCLAIMER: All data and Probable Cause listings are “Probable” only. They are based on opinion and educated speculation, and are for educational purposes only. They may contain incorrect information and are subject to change as new information becomes available.