# NTSB OAK76DVG72: Aeronca 7AC, N81862, Colusa, CA, May 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: Colusa, CA · COLUSA, CA
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1167   76/5/1    COLUSA,CA           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 252
        TIME - 1830                    N81862              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUSA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CHECKING RICE FLDS AT LOW ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81862](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81862-2013-07-26), registration cancelled 2013-07-26, S/N 7AC-485, 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

## 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 19760501012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501012909A), May 1, 1976: Blanca 7AC, Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Checking rice flds at low alt.

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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