# NTSB FTW82FPG14: Aeronca 7AC, N83654, Lehi, AR, June 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1982, 19:40 local (Jun 7, 1982, 00:40 UTC)
- Place: Lehi, AR
- Location: 35.1473° N, 90.2926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehi, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1473&lon=-90.2926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPG14
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71410/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG14

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, unknown
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE DEPARTED THE WEST MEMPHIS ARPT AT APPROXIMATELY 1900. THE ACFT WAS FOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 IN AN OPEN FIELD 2 MI SW OF THE ARPT. THE ACFT HAD COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND VERY HARD IN A NOSE DOWN CONDITION. NEITHER OCCUPANT POSSESSED A PILOT CERTIFICATE ALTHOUGH THE PLT IN THE FRONT SEAT WAS ISSUED A 3RD CLASS MEDICAL/STUDENTPLT CERTIFICATE ON 3/23/76. HE HAD ALSO RECENTLY PURCHASED THE ACFT ON 4/7/82. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 179 MG% & THE PASSENGER'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 83 MG%.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83654](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83654-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 7AC-2332, 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&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7AC-2332
- Airframe hours: 1378
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C65 75 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ricky Shivers
- Registered owner: Ricky Shivers
- Departed: WEST MEMPHIS, AR
- Airport: West Memphis

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; medical: unknown, invalid medical for flight

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19820606022029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606022029A), Jun 6, 1982: Bbavia 7AC, Lehi, AR, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Non-certificated intoxicated pilot lost control of aircraft on a local flight. Near vertical ground impact.

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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