# NTSB SEA80DYP32: Aeronca 7FC, N7547E, Grangeville, ID, August 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1980
- Place: Grangeville, ID · GRANGEVILLE, ID
- Location: 45.9258° N, 116.1219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grangeville, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9258&lon=-116.1219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYP32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7547E-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 7FC-251, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7fc) (registry code 2110162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Idaho County

## 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 19800815037719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815037719A), Aug 15, 1980: Bbavia 7FC, Grangeville, ID, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control during landing and instructor could not gain control.

## Other investigations on N7547E (3)

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 SEA87LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA043), Jan 4, 1987: Champion Aeronca 7FC (N7547E), Athol, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA70D0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0009), Jun 2, 1969: Champion 7EC (N7547E), Eagle Point, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0181), Sep 4, 1966: Aeronca 7FC (N7547E), Blachly, OR, 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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