# NTSB ANC88LA044: Aeronca 7DC, N2532E, Talkeetna, AK, April 17, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 16, 1988, 17:00 local (Apr 17, 1988, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.450439, -149.790649 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4504&lon=-149.7906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC88LA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4998/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA044

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN ON THE FROZEN FIELD THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW BERM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2532E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2532E-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 7AC-6114, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7AC6114
- Airframe hours: 1700
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Gerald Sousa
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 8, 1987, 80 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 390 total, 220 in this make and model, 220 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19880416009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880416009349A), Apr 16, 1988: Bbavia 7DC, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. On takeoff from a frozen field,ski equipped aircraft collided with a snow berm and ground looped.

## Other investigations on N2532E (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 ANC94LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA015), Nov 2, 1993: Aeronca 7DC (N2532E), Goose Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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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