# NTSB SEA66D0266: Areonca 7AC, N84745, Harrisburg, OR, April 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1966
- Place: Harrisburg, OR · HARRISBURG, OR
- Location: 44.2703° N, 123.1626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2703&lon=-123.1626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0266
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0266

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1406  66/4/19    HARRISBURG OREG     AREONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N84745              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSON AIRSTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84745](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84745), registered now, S/N 7AC-3458, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AREONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110140) (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
- Airport: Hanson Airstrip

## Other investigations on N84745 (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 LAX89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA162), Apr 16, 1989: Aeronca 7AC (N84745), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT IN CONDITIONS THAT WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

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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