# Incident 20260412003669I: Aeronca 7AC-CONV, Gettysburg, PA, April 12, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2026, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gettysburg, PA
- Airport: Gettysburg Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8413° N, 77.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GETTYSBURG RGNL (W05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8413&lon=-77.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85243, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85243) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC-CONV (registry code 2110151, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC-CONV
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260412003669I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT GETTYSBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT (W05).  UPON TOUCHDOWN, TAILWHEEL MALFUNCTIONED GIVING THE STUDENT PILOT NO RUDDER AUTHORITY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP OFF THE RUNWAY AND GRAZE THE RIGHT WING.  STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR NOTED THE MAULE TAILWHEEL LOCK PINS HAD SHEARED.  STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PUSHED PLANE TO LOCAL HANGAR FOR MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N85243 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890425010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890425010279A), Apr 25, 1989: Bbavia 7AC (N85243), Marseilles, IL, Substantial damage. Took off uphill on Private strip into rising terrain. Caught tail wheel on a wire, stalled and impacted off airport

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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