# NTSB NYC79DFA31: Aeronca 7AC, N83152, Deryter, NY, July 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1979
- Place: Deryter, NY · DERYTER, NY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DFA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1935   79/7/7    DERYTER,NY          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 156
        TIME - 2117                    N83152              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDRIC BARNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORTLAND,NY                 DERYTER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LACK OF CONTRAST,GRASS FIELD,DUSK.PLT LNDD ACFT IN LOWER PORTION OF MOWED HAY FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83152](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83152), registered now, S/N 7AC-1813, 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
- Airport: Cedric Barnes

## 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 19790707017089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707017089A), Jul 7, 1979: Blanca 7AC, Deruyter, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing on short sod field.

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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