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N3624E accident description

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Crash location 37.260833°N, 85.498889°W
Nearest city Greensburg, KY
37.260894°N, 85.498855°W
0.0 miles away
Tail number N3624E
Accident date 19 Jul 2008
Aircraft type Aeronca 7AC
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

According to the pilot of the Aeronca 7AC, he had been giving airplane rides all day. He flew around mountain ridges and would swoop down over a cornfield. Regarding the accident flight, he stated, "I guess I just wasn't paying attention and hit the trees." The pilot was asked if the airplane had experienced any problems. The pilot stated no, the airplane was running fine, and he "just messed up and didn't realize how close I was to the trees, I was looking at the cornfield, you know, lining up with it and just didn't see the trees, I had flown that same route all day and guess I just got sloppy."

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude maneuvers.

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