# NTSB IAD76FKM35: Aeronca 7AC, N2831E, Statesville, NC, June 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1976
- Place: Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.7826° N, 80.8873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7826&lon=-80.8873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1090   76/6/8    STATESVILLE,NC      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N2831E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STATESVILLE,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- STRUCK FENCE POST DRG GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2831E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2831E-2002-02-08), registration cancelled 2002-02-08, S/N 7AC-6414 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Statesville

## 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 19760608013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608013259A), Jun 8, 1976: Blanca 7AC, Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Struck fence post drg go-around.

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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