# NTSB MKC80DCD02: Aeronca 7AC, N83589, Lamotte, IA, October 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1979
- Place: Lamotte, IA · LAMOTTE, IA
- Location: 42.2956° N, 90.6233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Motte, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2956&lon=-90.6233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2753  79/10/17   LAMOTTE,IA          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 176
        TIME - 1720                    N83589              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEDOM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAMOTTE,IA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83589](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83589), registered now, S/N 7AC-2265 (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: Freedom Field

## 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 19791017027939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017027939A), Oct 17, 1979: Bbavia 7AC, Dubuque, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff. Ran into a fence.

## Other investigations on N83589 (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 ATL98LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA028), Dec 22, 1997: Aeronca 7AC (N83589), Eustis, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and subsequent collision with a parked airplane. Related factors were:…

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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