# NTSB SEA81DYK05: Aeronca 7AC, N1528E, Creswell, OR, February 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1981
- Place: Creswell, OR · CRESWELL, OR
- Location: 43.9226° N, 123.0140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creswell, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9226&lon=-123.0140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0165   81/2/1    CRESWELL,OR         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 176
        TIME - 1415                    N1528E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESWELL,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT 2 ACFT-N5402Q,MINOR DMG AND N8595F,SUBSTL DMG. PLT HAD 1 HR IN TYPE ACFT IN LAST 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1528E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1528E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5091, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobby

## 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 19810201003569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810201003569A), Feb 1, 1981: Bbavia 7BCM, Creswell, OR, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway, struck parked airplane.

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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