# NTSB UNK64X1572: Champion 7AC, N82364, Clarksburg, CA, May 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1964
- Place: Clarksburg, CA · CLARKSBURG, CA
- Location: 38.4193° N, 121.5416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4193&lon=-121.5416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1572
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1572

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1109   64/5/2    CLARKSBURG CALIF    CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N82364              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARKSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER J-3 N92097 & STINSON 108 N778C BOTH MINOR DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82364](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82364-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 7AC-997, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clarksburg

## Other investigations on N82364 (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 OAK65A0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0073), Jun 20, 1965: Aeronca 7AC (N82364), Sacramento, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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