# Accident 20250601006809A: Aeronca 7BCM, Port Townsend, WA, June 1, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2025, 11:30 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Airport: Jefferson County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0538° N, 122.8106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JEFFERSON COUNTY INTL (0S9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0538&lon=-122.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85311, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85311) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12 (registry code 17124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250601006809A

## Narrative

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

CFI PROVIDING TAILWHEEL INSTRUCITON TO ANOTHER PILOT.  UPON LANDING A STRONG HEADWIND CHANGED TO A STRONG TAILWIND, IMMEDIATELY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT, SHEARING OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING STRUT.

## 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

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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