# NTSB UNK64X0404: Aeronca 7GC, N8987R, Matinicus, ME, January 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1964
- Place: Matinicus, ME · MATINICUS, ME
- Location: 43.8651° N, 68.8870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matinicus, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8651&lon=-68.8870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0404

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0272  64/1/30    MATINICUS ME        AERONCA 7GC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 175
        TIME - 1100                    N8987R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8987R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8987R-1974-09-18), registration cancelled 1974-09-18, S/N 24 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7GC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8987R (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 ANC75DAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG11), Jul 29, 1974: Bellanca 7GCB (N8987R), Kodiak, AK, 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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