# NTSB FTW81FRJ26: Aeronca 7AC, N84865, Bastrop, LA, July 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1981
- Place: Bastrop, LA · BASTROP, LA
- Location: 32.7749° N, 91.9078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bastrop, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7749&lon=-91.9078&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1730  81/7/24    BASTROP,LA          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N84865              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 1975 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            201 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASTROP,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BLD/ALCOHOL LVL .07PCT,LEAD/RUST ON SPARK PLUGS.CBN DOOR RMVD.2PAX,1SEAT,WO BELT ON.FLDD RICE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84865](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84865-1992-02-26), registration cancelled 1992-02-26, S/N 7AC3584 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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 19810724047729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724047729A), Jul 24, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Bastrop, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed in rice field. Three persons in 2 place airplane. Pilot had been consuming alcohol.

## Other investigations on N84865 (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 FTW89LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA140), Jul 18, 1989: Aeronca 7AC (N84865), Gueydan, LA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT SPIN ENTRY AT PATTERN ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN GROUND COLLISION.

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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