# NTSB DEN82FTA06: Aeronca 7DC, N2848E, Billings, MT, December 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1981
- Place: Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3207  81/12/17   BILLINGS,MT         AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 195
        TIME - 1545                    N2848E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARDIN,MT                   HARDIN,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2848E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2848E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6431, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7CCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (registry code 2110110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90-16F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-16f) (registry code 17190, 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 19811217079069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811217079069A), Dec 17, 1981: Bbavia 7DC, Pryor, MT, Substantial damage. Flew low up canyon. Unable to outclimb rising terrain. Tail hit ridge top. Airplane rolled into a coulee. At gross.

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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