# NTSB OAK78FVA31: Aeronca 7AC, N1843E, Visalia, CA, March 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1978
- Place: Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0531  78/3/20  NR.VISALIA,CA         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4359
        TIME - 1425                    N1843E              PX-  0  1  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLAGHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VISALIA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED TO DESCEND INTO GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1843E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1843E-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 7AC-5410, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Gallagher

## 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 19780320005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320005799A), Mar 20, 1978: Blanca 7AC, Visalia, CA, Destroyed. Acft observed to descend into gnd.

## Other investigations on N1843E (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 MKC67D0408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0408), Jan 12, 1967: Aeronca 7AC (N1843E), Columbia, MO, 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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