# NTSB ANC79FA050: Aeronca 7BCM, N6434C, Juneau, AK, May 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1979
- Place: Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2117  79/5/20  NR.JUNEAU,AK          AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6434C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JUNEAU,AK                   RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
        REMARKS- ACFT OPERATING FROM SANDBAR IN TAKU RIVER.MODIFIED WING LEADING EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6434C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6434C), registered now, S/N 7BCM-141, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790520016329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520016329A), May 20, 1979: Blanca 7BCM, Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Acft impacted in near vertical nosedown attitude near takeoff area. Pilot had altered portion of wing leading edge

## Other investigations on N6434C (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 LAX94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA170), Feb 25, 1994: Aeronca 7BCM (N6434C), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the existing meteorological conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing.

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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