# NTSB OAK72DVG50: Aeronca 7AC, N84258, Franklin, CA, April 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1972
- Place: Franklin, CA · FRANKLIN, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1600  72/4/20    FRANKLIN,CALIF      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N84258              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84258](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84258-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 7AC-2950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Franklin Fld

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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