# NTSB LAX77DUQ49: Aeronca 7AC, N1570E, Sespi Hot Spgs, CA, September 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1977
- Place: Sespi Hot Spgs, CA · SESPI HOT SPGS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUQ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2184  77/9/24  NR.SESPI HOT SPGS CA  AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N1570E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 2250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- GRASS 2 FT HI. LND DUE ROUGH ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1570E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1570E-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 7AC-5133, 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
- 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 19770924028729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770924028729A), Sep 24, 1977: Blanca 7AC, Sespi Hot Spgs, CA, Substantial damage. Grass 2 ft hi. Lnd due rough eng.

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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