# NTSB SEA81FA056: Aeronca 7AC, N4323E, Myrtle Creek, OR, September 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1981
- Place: Myrtle Creek, OR · MYRTLE CREEK, OR
- Location: 43.0241° N, 123.2784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0241&lon=-123.2784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2688  81/9/17    MYRTLE CREEK,OR     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N4323E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 1800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITIES STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MYRTLE CREEK,OR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN PEACH ORCHARD. 4HRS SINCE ENG OVERHAUL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4323E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4323E-1983-05-04), registration cancelled 1983-05-04, S/N 7AC-7178, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tri-Cities State

## 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 19810917060339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917060339A), Sep 17, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Myrtle Creek, OR, Destroyed. Engine power reduced on takeoff. Airplane spun in. Possible engine out practice and student "froze" on controls.

## Other investigations on N4323E (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 OAK72FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVD09), Sep 4, 1971: Aeronca 7AC (N4323E), Santa Rosa, CA, destroyed

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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