# Accident 20260417003319A: Aeronca 7FC, Bend, OR, April 17, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2026, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Bend Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0934° N, 121.2026° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0934&lon=-121.2026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7541B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7541B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7FC (registry code 2110124, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,943 total, 612 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260417003319A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG VEER TO THE LEFT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AND THE PLANE RAN INTO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY BRAVO. THERE WAS A HELICOPTER HOVERING OVER TAXIWAY BRAVO TO THE LEFT, SO HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND POWER TO RAISE THE TAIL IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN THE RUNWAY. UPON ENTERING THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT TIRE SEEMED TO CATCH, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, TURNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND STARTED HEADING FOR THE FUEL

ISLAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF TAXIWAY ALPHA. THE PILOT APPLIED MORE RIGHT RUDDER AS HE CROSSED THE GRASS

BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY ALPHA, ENTERING TAXIWAY ALPHA AT THE INTERSECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE RIGHT OF THE FUEL ISLAND. HE THEN STRONGLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, UPON WHICH, THE PLANE STOPPED AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 WPR26LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA165), Apr 17, 2026: Aeronca 7FC (N7541B), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the rotor wash from a nearby helicopter.

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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