# NTSB SEA77DYK10: Aeronca 7AC, N83341, Gold Beach, OR, May 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Gold Beach, OR · GOLD BEACH, OR
- Location: 42.4019° N, 124.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gold Beach, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4019&lon=-124.4236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1385  77/5/30    GOLD BEACH,OR       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 1199
        TIME - 1630                    N83341              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 815 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLD BEACH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GRANTS PASS,OR              GOLD BEACH,OR                BROOKINGS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LANDED DOWNWIND,20KT GUSTS.STRAIGHT-IN APCH.RAN OFF SIDE OF RWY INTO BRUSH,NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83341](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83341), registered now, S/N 7AC-2008, 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
- Airport: Gold Beach Muni

## 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 19770530014689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530014689A), May 30, 1977: Blanca 7AC, Gold Beach, OR, Substantial damage. Landed downwind,20KT gusts. Straight-in apch. Ran off side of rwy into brush,nosed over.

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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