# NTSB SEA67D0181: Aeronca 7FC, N7547E, Blachly, OR, September 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1966
- Place: Blachly, OR · BLACHLY, OR
- Location: 44.1948° N, 123.5351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blachly, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1948&lon=-123.5351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0181

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4020   66/9/4    BLACHLY OREG        AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N7547E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED IN STUBBLE FIELD NEAR PARENTS HOME.NOSE WHEEL STRUCK HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7547E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7547E-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 7FC-251, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7fc) (registry code 2110162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7547E (3)

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 SEA87LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA043), Jan 4, 1987: Champion Aeronca 7FC (N7547E), Athol, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA80DYP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP32), Aug 15, 1980: Aeronca 7FC (N7547E), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA70D0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0009), Jun 2, 1969: Champion 7EC (N7547E), Eagle Point, OR, 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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