# NTSB CHI80FEI08: Aeronca 7AC, N81743, Canfield, OH, December 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1979
- Place: Canfield, OH · CANFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.0296° N, 80.7700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0296&lon=-80.7700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3943   79/12/3   CANFIELD,OH         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 640
        TIME - 1630                    N81743              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANFIELD,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- NOSED OVR IN GRAVEL PIT AFTER DEPG RWY.GROOVE MARKS FM GRADER FOUND ON RWY.RWY CONST NOT CMPLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N81743 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19791203035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203035849A), Dec 3, 1979: Blanca 7AC, Canfield, OH, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of aircraft while landing on short Private strip. Aircraft ground looped and overturned.

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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