# NTSB DEN81FTM29: Aeronca 7AC, N82742, Provo, UT, June 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1981
- Place: Provo, UT · PROVO, UT
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3333   81/6/4    PROVO,UT            AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N82742              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROVO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82742](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82742), registered now, S/N 7AC-1389, 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 A-65-8](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (registry code 17329, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Provo Muni

## 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 19810604031579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604031579A), Jun 4, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Provo, UT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Struck VASI light. Unskilled in tail wheel type.

## Other investigations on N82742 (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 DEN72AD036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD036), Feb 20, 1972: Aeronca 7AC (N82742), Pima, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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