# NTSB MIA79FKG07: Aeronca 7AC, N1823E, Hampton, GA, October 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: Hampton, GA · HAMPTON, GA
- Location: 33.3792° N, 84.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-84.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3160  78/10/28   HAMPTON,GA          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 229
        TIME - 1730                    N1823E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAR CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMPTON,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1823E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1823E-1988-08-02), registration cancelled 1988-08-02, S/N 7AC5390 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bear Creek

## 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 19781028034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028034109A), Oct 28, 1978: Blanca 7HC, Hampton, GA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1823E (1)

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 ATL87FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA111), Apr 12, 1987: Aeronca 7AC (N1823E), Sharpsburg, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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