# NTSB FTW84LA101: Aeronca 7DC, N82243, Bellville, TX, December 22, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 21, 1983, 18:10 local (Dec 22, 1983, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Bellville, TX
- Coordinates: 29.939577, -96.250114 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9396&lon=-96.2501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21237/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA101

## 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
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - continued, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED HE LANDED 'A LITTLE LONG & A LITTLE FAST.' THE ACFT THEN DRIFTED OFF THE PAVED RWY INTO GRASS & SOFT TERRAIN. THE RIGHT WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND & THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK AT THE LINE OF RWY LIGHTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82243](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82243-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 7AC-871, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- 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-871
- Airframe hours: 6480
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William R. Talutis
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 30, 1983, 44 hours before
- Departed: SAN ANGELO, TX
- Airport: 06R, Grawunder, runway 15, 2,480 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 376 total, 48 in this make and model, 379 as pilot in command, 69 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 19 °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 19831221064659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831221064659A), Dec 21, 1983: Bbavia 7AC, Bellville, TX, Substantial damage. Veered off the runway on the landing roll. Encountered soft sand and nosed over.

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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