# NTSB investigations: Aeronca 7AC: In flight collision with terrain/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI05LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA091.md): Aeronca 7AC · Wautoma, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 2005 · N82051 · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent stall and low airspeed by the pilot-in-command while maneuvering. Additional causes were the low altitude when the stall occurred and excessive takeoff weight by the pilot-in-command.
- [NTSB SEA98LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA107.md): Aeronca 7AC · Murphy, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1998 · N8030P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to initiate an aborted landing at an airport where, due to the high density altitude, his aircraft was unable to outclimb the rising terrain that surrounded airport. Factors include a high density altitude and crosswinds.
- [NTSB SEA95FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA072.md): Aeronca 7AC · Brush Prairie, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1995 · N85094 · Destroyed
  > Undetermined.
- [NTSB FTW87LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA215.md): Aeronca 7AC · Batesvile, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1987 · N84191 · Substantial damage
  > A witness to the accident reported the pilot was 'buzzing' personnel in a cotton field and on the third pass did not pull up in time. The belly struck the ground while the aircraft was in a 'fairly steep angle of descent.' The witness stated the engine…
- [NTSB LAX85LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA338.md): Aeronca 7AC · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1985 · N85168 · Substantial damage
  > On aug 4, 1985 an Aeronca 7AC collided with the ground while buzzing over a sand bar near Santa Paula, CA. VMC existed at the time. The ac sustained substantial damage and the pvt plt received minor injuries. He reported no mechanical problems with the ac…
- [NTSB SEA84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA117.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1984 · N3731E · Substantial damage
  > The plt was making a low turn at slow airspeed to land on a gravel road. His left gear dug into the gravel and broke offand the acft ground looped.
- [NTSB ATL83LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA217.md): Aeronca 7AC · Shinnston, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1983 · N3511E · Substantial damage
  > The instructor (CFI) was providing takeoff & landing instructions to his son, a student plt. After making a takeoff & landing, they took off again on rwy 22. At lift-off, the CFI noticed a Cessna 180 being taxied for takeoff. At aprx 300 ft AGL, they made a…
- [NTSB NYC83LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA064.md): Aeronca 7AC · Pittstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1983 · N2115E · Substantial damage
  > There were 2-3 ft snowbanks on the sides of the rwy. At the end of the landing roll the left wheel caught the edge of a snowbank causing the acft to swing into the snowbank & tip over.
- [NTSB FTW82FPG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG14.md): Aeronca 7AC · Lehi, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Jun 7, 1982 · N83654 · Substantial damage
  > The acft was believed to have departed the west memphis arpt at approximately 1900. The acft was found at approximately 2000 in an open field 2 mi sw of the arpt. The acft had collided with the ground very hard in a nose down condition. Neither occupant…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2110102')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2110102&occurrence=230

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