# Accident 20180614007679A: Aeronca 7BCM, Eureka Springs, AR, June 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2018, 11:15 local time
- Place: Eureka Springs, AR
- Airport: Silver Wings Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4297° N, 93.6956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4297&lon=-93.6956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9098C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9098C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614007679A

## Narrative

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

ON 14 JUNE 2018, N9098C AN AERONCA L-16 S/N 7BCM-372 IMPACTED THE GROUND JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT IN COMMAND TAXIED OUT, PERFORMED A SHORT RUN UP AND TOOK OFF. APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET OF ALTITUDE THE PIC QUESTIONED THE AIRCRAFT MAKING ENOUGH POWER TO CONTINUE CLIMB OUT. THE PIC MADE THE DECISION TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURN TO LAND. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TIGHT LEFT TURN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED SPINNING TO THE GROUND, RESTING APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRMAN SUFFERED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA223), Jun 14, 2018: Aeronca 7BCM (N9098C), Eureka Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of…

## Other reports on N9098C (1)

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

- [Incident 20160903016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903016059I), Sep 3, 2016: Aeronca 7BCM (N9098C), Branson, MO, Minor damage. Pilot departed silver wings field airport( 55AR) airport enroute to bbg airport on 9-3-2016. Upon arrivial at bbg airport, the weather was reported as winds…

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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