# NTSB OAK68D0353: Aeronca 7EC, N7567E, Eureka, CA, April 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1968
- Place: Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Location: 40.7990° N, 124.1540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7990&lon=-124.1540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0353
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0353

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0932  68/4/27    EUREKA,CALIF        AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 151
        TIME - 0930                    N7567E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURRAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- STRUCK ERCOUPE 415-C,N3410H,SUBSTL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7567E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7567E), registered now, S/N 7EC-679, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Murray

## Other investigations on N7567E (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 OAK76DVD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD48), Aug 20, 1976: Aeronca 7EC (N7567E), Eureka, CA, substantial damage

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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