# NTSB NYC81FGM10: Aeronca 7EC, N7578B, Butler, PA, January 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1981
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0004  81/1/25    BUTLER,PA           AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 180
        TIME - 1135                    N7578B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZELIENPOLE,PA               BUTLER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 3FT SNOWBANK NR APPROACH END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7578B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7578B-1998-11-16), registration cancelled 1998-11-16, S/N 7FC77 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Butler County

## 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 19810125001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001599A), Jan 25, 1981: Bbavia 7EC, Butler, PA, Substantial damage. Struck snow-bank on approach end of runway.

## Other investigations on N7578B (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 BFO92FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA095), Jul 9, 1992: Aeronca 7EC (N7578B), Slatington, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY.

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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