# Accident 20190612011199A: Aeronca 7DC, Nome Creek, AK, June 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2019, 07:30 local time
- Place: Nome Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.3372° N, 146.7261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.3372&lon=-146.7261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83391, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83391) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190612011199A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT ON AN AREA ALONG THE NOME CREEK IN ALASKA.  ON TOUCHDOWN THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE AND JAMMED THE TAILWHEEL TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND GROUND LOOP.  THE WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC19LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA024), Jun 12, 2019: Aeronca 7DC (N83391), Nome Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane's structural tubing due to corrosion, which resulted in a tailwheel separation and a subsequent loss of control. Also causal was the mechanic's failure to perform a…

## Other reports on N83391 (1)

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

- [Accident 20230712014669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230712014669A), Jul 12, 2023: Aeronca 7DC (N83391), Ninilchik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was returning from homer with a non-certificated passenger. He noticed that his oil pressure was fluctuating, and he was losing power. He stated he knew…

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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