# NTSB SEA74DYG45: Aeronca 7AC, N84607, Walla Walla, WA, June 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1974
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2181   74/6/6    WALLA WALLA,WASH    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 484
        TIME - 1200                    N84607              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLA WALLA,WASH            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND IN WHEAT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84607](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84607-2013-07-27), registration cancelled 2013-07-27, S/N 7AC-3313, 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19740606014969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740606014969A), Jun 6, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Walla Walla, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd in wheat fld.

## Other investigations on N84607 (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 NYC71FGM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM33), Feb 16, 1971: Aeronca 7AC (N84607), Butler, PA, 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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