# NTSB IAD74DKW03: Aeronca 7BCM, N2762C, Gibbs Com, TN, June 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: Gibbs Com, TN · GIBBS COM, TN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKW03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKW03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1997  73/6/24    GIBBS COM,TENN      AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 171
        TIME - 1615                    N2762C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDD WILSON FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POWELL,TENN                 GIBBS COM,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- STEERABLE TAIL WHEEL INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2762C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2762C-2015-05-22), registration cancelled 2015-05-22, S/N 47-880 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Edd Wilson Farm

## 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 19730624020779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624020779A), Jun 24, 1973: Blanca 7BCM, Gibbs Com, TN, Substantial damage. Steerable tail wheel inoperative.

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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