Aeronca 7AC N83365
9 June 2007 · Erie, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2007 at about 01:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N83365 was involved in an accident near Erie, Colorado, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erie, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Erie Municipal Airport (EIK)
- Coordinates
- 40.0008, -105.0347
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N83365
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Erie → Erie
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN07CA099
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the student pilot he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 33. The student pilot stated that during the landing roll, the airplane got "squirrelly." The airplane departed the right side of the runway and nosed down in an adjacent ditch, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's system revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2007 | Aeronca 7AC | Clarksburg, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 2007 | Aeronca 7AC | Mason, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2007 | Aeronca 7AC | Lagrangeville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2007 | Aeronca 7AC | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2007 | Aeronca 7JC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Aeronca 7EC | Hillsdale, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,361 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2007 | Cessna 170A | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2007 | Cessna TP206A | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2007 | Piper PA-18-150 | Cortez, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2007 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2007 | Cessna A185F | Lake City, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2007 | Eaa Biplane P | Parker, Colorado, United States | Terrance R. Vinton | Minor injuries | - |