# NTSB FTW80DPG47: Aeronca 7BCM, N6084V, Bono, AR, July 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1980
- Place: Bono, AR · BONO, AR
- Location: 35.9111° N, 90.8008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bono, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9111&lon=-90.8008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0708  80/7/13    BONO,AR             AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 390
        TIME - 1830                    N6084V              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
          JONESBORO,AR                BONO,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6084V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6084V), registered now, S/N 47-1244, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, 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 19800713024879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713024879A), Jul 13, 1980: Bbavia 7BCM, Bono, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot reported airplane controls jammed in bank attitude. Spiraled to ground. Nocontrol. Malfunctions found.

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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