# NTSB ANC94LA024: Aeronca 7AC, N82594, Juneau, AK, December 8, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 8, 1993, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Coordinates: 58.580318, -134.769683 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5803&lon=-134.7697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 2478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC94LA024
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2478/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA024

## Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S SELECTION OF A SIGHT UNSUITABLE FOR LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DITCH ON THE BEACH.

## Analysis

THE PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED ON BEACH. A LOSS OF DIRCTIONAL CONTROL FOLLOWED IMPACT WITH A DITCH, RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH A LOG, DAMAGING GEAR AND FUSELAGE.  PILOT'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO MAKE A BETTER SITE SURVEY OF LANDING AREA.

## Factual narrative

On December 8, 1993, at approximately 1130 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Aeronca 7AC airplane, N82594, lost control on a beach landing near Juneau and was substantially damaged.  The private pilot had departed Juneau at an unknown time on the same day under 14 CFR Part 91 for personal reasons.  No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.  The pilot and his passenger were not injured.

The pilot told the FAA that upon landing on a beach, the airplane hit a small dip in the beach and the airplane veered left and hit a log.  He said that he had approximately 163 total flight hours and it was the first time that he had landed on that beach.

An FAA airworthiness inspector confirmed that substantial damage had occurred to the airplane's fuselage where the main gear attached, as well as to one wing.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82594](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82594), registered now, S/N 7AC-1231, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3123
- Airframe hours: 3994
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Frederick Bulard
- Registered owner: Frederick C. Bulard
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 163 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 37 °F

## 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 19931208046499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931208046499A), Dec 8, 1993: Bbavia 7AC, Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a dip landing on a beach. Veered and hit a log.

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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