NEAR CRESWELL, OR, USA
N1838E
AERONCA 7AC
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A GRASS FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE HE WAS PROCEEDING WESTBOUND TOWARD THE SETTING SUN, BUT HE DID NOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH. AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND HIS STUDENT SAW THE PLANE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE BEFORE IT CRASHED. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE SAW THE PLANE MANEUVER SIMILAR TO WHAT A CROP DUSTER MIGHT HAVE DONE, BUT THE INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT WATCHING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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