# NTSB MIA79DKJ12: Aeronca 7AC, N83644, Opp, AL, November 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1978
- Place: Opp, AL · OPP, AL
- Location: 31.2844° N, 86.2574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opp, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2844&lon=-86.2574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4105  78/11/16   OPP,AL              AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1800                    N83644              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPP,AL                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83644](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83644), registered now, S/N 7AC-2322, 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 19781116039809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781116039809A), Nov 16, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/, Opp, AL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N83644 (2)

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 MIA75FKG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG36), Oct 13, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N83644), Jonesboro, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FKG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG59), Nov 30, 1971: Aeronca 7AC (N83644), Hampton, GA, 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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