# NTSB SEA77DYI02: Aeronca 7AC, N82041, Bandon, OR, November 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1976
- Place: Bandon, OR · BANDON, OR
- Location: 43.1147° N, 124.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bandon, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1147&lon=-124.4155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYI02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYI02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3520  76/11/26   BANDON,OR           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N82041              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANDON,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RAN OFF SIDE OF RWY.STRUCK HANGAR CAUSING DMG TO ANOTHER ACFT INSIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82041](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82041), registered now, S/N 7AC-667, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC-CONV](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac-conv) (registry code 2110151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85-12](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (registry code 17124, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bandon

## 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 19761126035589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761126035589A), Nov 26, 1976: Blanca 7AC, Bandon, OR, Substantial damage. Ran off side of rwy. Struck hangar causing dmg to another acft inside.

## Other investigations on N82041 (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 CEN09CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA219), Mar 15, 2009: Aeronca 7AC-CONV (N82041), Stanley, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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