Aeronca 7AC N85400
31 December 1982 · Calistoga, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1982 at about 21:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N85400, operated by Clift, Richard D., was involved in an accident near Calistoga, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calistoga, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Calistoga (058)
- Coordinates
- 38.6191, -122.6107
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N85400
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clift, Richard D.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Quincy → Calistoga
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INITIAL INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE ACFT LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND, GROUND LOOPED & COLLIDED WITH A PARKED GLIDER. A PILOT/OPERATOR ACCIDENT REPORT WAS NOT RECEIVED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Aeronca 7AC | Redding, California, United States | Martha Jean Iliff | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Aug 1982 | Aeronca 7GC | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | WM. Evans | Minor injuries | - |
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