# NTSB SEA66D0216: Aeronca 7FC, N7508E, Snohomish, WA, January 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1966
- Place: Snohomish, WA · SNOHOMISH, WA
- Location: 47.9289° N, 122.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snohomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9289&lon=-122.0927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0216

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0466   66/1/7    SNOHOMISH WASH      AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N7508E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNOHOMISH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7508E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7508E-1971-04-19), registration cancelled 1971-04-19, S/N 228 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Snohomish

## Other investigations on N7508E (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 SEA71AS039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS039), Mar 12, 1971: Aeronca 7FC (N7508E), Snohomish, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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