# NTSB investigations: Aeronca 7AC, 1982

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 LAX83LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA065.md): Aeronca 7AC · Calistoga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1982 · N85400 · Substantial damage
  > Initial information indicated that the acft landed with a quartering tailwind, ground looped & collided with a parked glider. A pilot/operator accident report was not received.
- [NTSB SEA82DA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA151.md): Aeronca 7AC · 7nm So. Of Sale, OR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 18, 1982 · N82219 · Substantial damage
  > Immediately after a soft field takeoff the pilot executed a right turn into a quartering tailwind condition in an effort to avoid trees beyond the upwind end of the field. The pilot reported that during this turn the aircraft stalled and struck the ground in…
- [NTSB SEA82DA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA128.md): Aeronca 7AC · Kent, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 24, 1982 · N82651 · Destroyed
  > During practice steep turns the aircraft encountered its wake turbulence. Manuevers to regain control were not effective. The aircraft contacted trees in a nose low attitude.
- [NTSB CHI82FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA255.md): Aeronca 7AC · Pine Valley Tow, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1982 · N85580 · Destroyed
  > The acft was observed flying at a low altitude to a point 1/4 mi NE of the town over a wooded area & began a turn to the left. During the turn the bank continued to increase & then the nose dropped & the acft descended steeply into the trees. The police…
- [NTSB FTW82DA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA277.md): Champion 7AC · Justin, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 12, 1982 · N2434E · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The aerial application aircraft was returning to land when it collided with another aircraft that was on a straight-in final approach. The pilot of the other aircraft stated that he was below and ahead at about 150 feet AGL when the collision occurred. Both…
- [NTSB MIA82DA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA149.md): Aeronca Champion 7AC · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 7, 1982 · N1724E · Substantial damage
  > When the pilot tookoff to practice touch and go landings, he noticed a storm across the bay over tampa. He changed from runway 24 to runway 18 when he noticed a change in the wind direction. After completing three more touch and go landings, he elected to…
- [NTSB LAX82DA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA233.md): Aeronca 7AC · Porterville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 24, 1982 · N1938E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot was on a local flight with two passengers. He reported that he was flying at about 600 ft AGL with 2100 RPM when he throttled back to 1500 RPM for about 10 seconds. He stated that when he advanced the throttle back to cruise power, the…
- [NTSB CHI82FER22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER22.md): Aeronca 7AC · Maple Plain, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 24, 1982 · N84554 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that he circled the farm area several times to find a suitable landing site. He decided on a portion of the farmer's field next to the house and made a final pass to inspect the area. During the pass, he saw some trees and reportedly…
- [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…
- [NTSB ATL82FKG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG15.md): Aeronca 7AC · Cedartown, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 2, 1982 · N2475E · Destroyed
  > The acft stalled & crashed into trees from an altitude of approximately 60 feet AGL. The elevator trim tab control was found in the full nose up position.
- [NTSB LAX82DVG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG15.md): Aeronca 7AC · Redding, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 30, 1982 · N1669E · Substantial damage
  > When the pilot hand propped the aircraft to start the engine, it began rolling and struck Cessna 206, N732TQ.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2110102'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2110102&year=1982

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