- Date
- July 6, 1984, 10:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Marysville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1419EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840706030469A
- Case key
- 24333
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Due to a rough running eng, which was remedied by applying carburetor heat, the plt elected to make a precautionary landing on a private airstrip. Directional control was lost during the landing roll and the acft ground looped, damaging the left landing gear and wing. The plt referred to a need for more experience in tail wheel equipped acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1419E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-4982
- Airframe hours
- 6,762
- Engine
- Continental A65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flying Panthers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 14, 1984 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- SAC · Sacramento, CA
- Destination
- MYV · Marysville, CA
- Airport
- runway 35, 2,500 × 30 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 475 total · 7 in this make and model · 333 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.