# Accident 20160322002559A: Aeronca 7AC, Ellsworth, NE, March 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2016, 14:26 local time
- Place: Ellsworth, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0586° N, 102.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellsworth, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0586&lon=-102.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84580-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 355 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160322002559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MARCH 20, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 MDT, THE PILOT OF N84580, AN AERONCA 7AC, DEPARTED THE ALLIANCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON A 14 CFR 91 LOCAL FLIGHT. ON MARCH 21, 2016 THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING AND AN ALERT NOTICE WAS ISSUED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON MARCH 22, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:40 MDT, EIGHT MILES NORTH AND 2 MILES EAST OF ELLSWORTH, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN ON A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING. THE MAIN WRECKAGE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING, APPROXIMATELY 340 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED   AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N84580 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20051008026459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008026459A), Oct 8, 2005: Bbavia 7AC (N84580), Berthoud, CO, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated he encountered unexplained engine roughness while conducting a flight as a sport pilot. While subsequently flying toward a runway that would…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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