SEA80DYP32

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7FC · Grangeville, ID · August 15, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1980
Place
Grangeville, ID · GRANGEVILLE, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7547EAeronca 7FC
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800815037719A
Case key
129111

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2219  80/8/15    GRANGEVILLE,ID      AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N7547E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IDAHO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANGEVILLE,ID              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        REMARKS- NEITHER THE IP NOR THE STUDENT HAD FLOWN THIS MAKE & MODEL OF ACFT IN THE LAST 90DAYS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7547E
Reported as
Aeronca 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Idaho County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N7547E · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.