# NTSB DEN85LA148: Aeronca 7AC, N8362H, Bountiful, UT, June 2, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1985, 18:10 local (Jun 2, 1985, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Coordinates: 40.880588, -111.820312 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8806&lon=-111.8203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16689/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA148

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - touch-and-go - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - failure,total

## Analysis

ON JUNE 1, 1985, AN AERONCA 7AC, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PLT, GROUND LOOPED WHILE MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT SKY PARK AIRPORT, BOUNTIFUL, UT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE CALM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8362H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8362H-2018-03-07), registration cancelled 2018-03-07, S/N 7BCM-126 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: CONTINENTAL 00 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sky Park Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 15, 1984
- Airport: Sky Park

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 99 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 5 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °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 19850601022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850601022089A), Jun 1, 1985: Bbavia 7BCM, Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. Ground looped after wheel landing and left main gear collapsed. Pilot had two hours total time in aircraft.

## Other investigations on N8362H (3)

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 CEN15FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA310), Jul 22, 2015: Aeronca 7BCM (L-16A) (N8362H), Auburn, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while turning at low altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and entering an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB DEN87LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA176), Jul 9, 1987: Aeronca 7BCM (N8362H), Bountiful, UT, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA70DVQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DVQ06), May 17, 1970: Aeronca 7BCM (N8362H), Ashland, OR, destroyed

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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