Aeronca 7AC N82107

Summary

On 2 September 2000 at about 19:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N82107, operated by Obbie O. Atkinson, was involved in an accident near Paso Robles, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 2000 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Paso Robles, California, United States

Nearest airport

Paso Robles Municipal (PRB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N82107

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Obbie O. Atkinson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA334

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to brief his passenger about the operation of the controls.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after touchdown, the airplane swerved to the right and he had no control of the airplane. He said that he and the passenger determined that the rudder pedal controls failed to respond because the passenger's foot was stuck between the rudder pedals.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.