# NTSB IAD73DLT20: Aeronca 7FC, N4884E, Ripley, TN, May 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1973
- Place: Ripley, TN · RIPLEY, TN
- Location: 35.7444° N, 89.5333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ripley, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7444&lon=-89.5333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DLT20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLT20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1778  73/5/30    RIPLEY,TENN         AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4884E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEXTER,MO                   RIPLEY,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LNDD IN UNIMPROVED WEED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4884E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4884E), registered now, S/N 7FC-317, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (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 19730530016129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730530016129A), May 30, 1973: Blanca 7FC, Ripley, TN, Substantial damage. Lndd in unimproved weed fld.

## Other investigations on N4884E (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 MKC72DCA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCA24), Apr 6, 1972: Champion 7FC (N4884E), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage

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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