- Date
- June 30, 1982, 19:30 local (Jul 1, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Creswell, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1838EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820630025929A
- Case key
- 71856
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft crashed while the pilot was making a low pass over a grass field. The pilot reported that the plane struck the ground while he was proceeding westbound toward the setting sun, but he did not remember the details of the crash. An instructor pilot and his student saw the plane maneuvering at low altitude before it crashed. The instructor reported that he saw the plane maneuver similar to what a crop duster might have done, but the instructor was not watching when the aircraft struck the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1838E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-5405
- Airframe hours
- 400
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bill Barrett
- Registered owner
- Bill Barrett
- Departed
- Near Creswell, OR
- Destination
- Near Creswell, OR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 602 total · 206 in this make and model · 520 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.