# NTSB SEA82DYM02: Aeronca 7AC, N82043, Corvallis, OR, October 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1981
- Place: Corvallis, OR · CORVALLIS, OR
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5699&lon=-123.2783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2679  81/10/11   CORVALLIS,OR        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 196
        TIME - 1500                    N82043              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORVALLIS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCIO,OR                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82043](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82043), registered now, S/N 7AC-669, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (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: Corvallis 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 19811011066889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011066889A), Oct 11, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Corvallis, OR, Substantial damage. Improper use of brakes during wheel landing caused aircraft to flip inverted.

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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