# NTSB ANC67D0040: Aeronca 7GC, N4883E, Sterling, AK, August 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1966
- Place: Sterling, AK · STERLING, AK
- Location: 60.5372° N, 150.7647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5372&lon=-150.7647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67D0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3334   66/8/5    STERLING ALAS       AERONCA 7GC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1853
        TIME - 1620                    N4883E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1161 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOOSE RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT PLANE STRUCK TREE ON RIVER BANK WHILE MAKING DOWNWIND TAXI TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4883E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4883E), registered now, S/N 7GC-60 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7GC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (registry code 21101N2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moose River

## Other investigations on N4883E (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 ANC68D0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0068), Nov 12, 1967: Aeronca 7GC (N4883E), Willow, AK, substantial damage

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.

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