# NTSB investigations: Aeronca 7AC, 2004

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 ATL04CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA169.md): Aeronca 7AC · Spring Hope, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2004 · N84399 · Substantial damage
  > The binding of the right aileron control cable, which resulted in a loss in aileron control, and subsequent collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB DEN04CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA100.md): Aeronca 7AC · Limon, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2004 · N1480E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A contributing factor was the soft terrain in the takeoff area.
- [NTSB FTW04LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA124.md): Aeronca 7AC · Fort Stockton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2004 · N3708E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper leaning of the fuel/air mixture in-flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factor were the wind gusts and the crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI04CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA109.md): Aeronca 7AC · Flushing, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 24, 2004 · N83291 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall at a low altitude.
- [NTSB LAX04LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA192.md): Aeronca Champ 7AC · Hayward, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2004 · N83587 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB ATL04CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA095.md): Aeronca 7AC · Carthage, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 15, 2004 · N2908E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and clearance while maneuvering resulting in an in-flight collision with wires and subsequent collision with water.
- [NTSB CHI04LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA061.md): Aeronca 7AC · Prairieville, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2004 · N1087E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the transmission wires during final approach. Factors to the accident were the unmarked transmission wires and their support poles.

## 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") = 2004
  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=2004

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