# NTSB NYC81FNC17: Aeronca 7BCM, N85419, Dexter, ME, August 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1981
- Place: Dexter, ME · DEXTER, ME
- Location: 45.0162° N, 69.2947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0162&lon=-69.2947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNC17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2855   81/8/2    DEXTER,ME           AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 504
        TIME - 1600                    N85419              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEXTER,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING SPIN TO FRIEND,HIT TREE DRG RCVRY.PLT RPRTD STARTING RCVRY TOO LATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85419](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85419-2013-08-27), registration cancelled 2013-08-27, S/N 7AC-4159, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, 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 19810802046879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046879A), Aug 2, 1981: Bbavia 7BCM, Dexter, ME, Substantial damage. Entered practice spin, struck trees on pullout from a late recovery. Demo spin for other pilot.

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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