# NTSB ANC78FA082: Aeronca 7EC, N4739E, Fairbanks, AK, September 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4408  78/9/15  NR.FAIRBANKS,AK       AERONCA 7EC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1950
        TIME - 1200                    N4739E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BRADLEY SKY RANCH,AK        CLEAR,AK                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- 366MG% ALCOHOL IN PILOTS BLOOD.FLAT TUNDRA WITH SCRUB TREES.RECOVERED 5/14/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4739E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4739E-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N 7EC-84, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780915050689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915050689A), Sep 15, 1978: Blanca 7KCAB, AK, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4739E (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 ANC66D0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0034), Aug 25, 1965: Aeronica 7EC (N4739E), Anchorage, 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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