# NTSB SEA74DYA24: Aeronca 7DC, N3085E, Ontario, OR, February 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1974
- Place: Ontario, OR · ONTARIO, OR
- Location: 44.0253° N, 116.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0253&lon=-116.9774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA24-186934

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0365  74/2/16    ONTARIO,OREG        AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N3085E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 801 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONTARIO,OREG                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LND 5 FT SHORT,GR HIT RWY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3085E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3085E-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 7AC-6674, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ontario

## 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 19740216002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740216002689A), Feb 16, 1974: Blanca 7DC, Ontario, ID, Substantial damage. Lnd 5 ft short,gr hit rwy lip.

## Other investigations on N3085E (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 SEA67D0164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0164), Oct 29, 1966: Aeronca 7AC (N3085E), Twin Falls, ID, 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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