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Gust Lock Apparently Not Removed Prior To Fatal Aeronca 7AC Flight

Two Fatally Injured In Sunday Accident

Failure to remove a rudder gust lock from an Aeronca 7AC airplane may have resulted in a fatal accident, the NTSB said Monday.

The accident occurred Sunday at Taunton Municipal Airport (KTAN) located in Massachusetts east of Providence, RI. In a news conference, NTSB officials said that the rudder gust lock was found to be in place during their initial investigation of the accident scene.

The NTSB investigators said that the airplane had recently been purchased. FAA records indicate the airplane was most recently registered to Lee Pearson of Plymouth, MA. He was not one of those on board the aircraft when it went down. They were identified as John Schmouth Jr. and Roland Deslauriers of Bridgewater, MA by WBZ television in Boston.

Residents living near the airport told WBZ that a loud "bang" was heard before the airplane went down. The engine appeared to be operating normally, according to the witnesses.

(Image from file. Not accident airplane)

FMI: www.ntsb.gov

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