# NTSB UNK64X0398: Aeronca 7AC, N82003, Washburn, IA, January 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1964
- Place: Washburn, IA · WASHBURN, IA
- Location: 42.4103° N, 92.2669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washburn, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4103&lon=-92.2669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0398
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0398

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0270  64/1/29    WASHBURN IOWA       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N82003              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82003](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82003), registered now, S/N 7AC-628, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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

## Other investigations on N82003 (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 WPR25LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA300), Sep 1, 2025: Aeronca 7AC (N82003), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during landing due to the partial separation of the right main landing gear oleo strut from a failed weld.

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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