Aeronca 7 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,361 accidents and incidents involving the Aeronca 7, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 181 of them were fatal (13%), and 276 people died.

The deadliest year was 1965, with 27 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (392 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Europe.

1,009 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,361

Records

181

Fatal

276

Deaths

13%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 352 of 1,361 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 497

1970s 415

1980s 172

1990s 94

2000s 72

2010s 71

2020s 40

Where these happened

United States 1,356 Canada 2 Europe 1 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Pacific Ocean South Latitudes 1

Operators involved

Snohomish Flyi 3 Travel Air Fly 3 Willard Flying 3 Flying Panther 3 Civil Air Patr 3 Franklin Count 2

All 1,361 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
18 Aug 1968	Aeronca 7EC N4649E	Jeffersonvlle, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Owensboro Avia	Fatal	4
19 May 1968	Aeronca 7AC N3537E	Bakersfield, California, United States no coordinates	Cloud Chasers	Fatal	4
8 Jul 1973	Aeronca 7AC N82561	Kershaw, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
2 Jun 1969	Aeronca 7AC N85071	Snohomish, Washington, United States no coordinates	Willard Flying	Fatal	3
21 Jun 2023	Aeronca 7CCM N308ED	Duluth, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Jun 2022	Aeronca 7AC N1976E	Bowling Green, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Aug 2021	Aeronca 7AC N1472E	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 2015	Aeronca 7BCM (L-16A) N8362H	Auburn, Wyoming, United States	Vaughn Hood	Fatal	2
25 Aug 2013	Aeronca 7AC N83863	Taunton, Massachusetts, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Oct 2009	Aeronca 7AC N2239E	Gaylord, Michigan, United States	Screamin Aviation LLC	Fatal	2
15 Jun 2001	Aeronca 7DC N82562	Fulton, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Aug 1996	Aeronca 7CCM N2836E	Marsing, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Dec 1992	Aeronca 7AC N2216E	Medford, Oregon, United States	Jones, Richard L.	Fatal	2
28 Dec 1991	Aeronca 7AC N3103E	Salisbury, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	John F. Keena	Fatal	2
28 Aug 1991	Aeronca 7AC N84216	Dawson, Georgia, United States no coordinates	John B. Johnson	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1991	Aeronca 7BCM N2155E	Millinocket, Maine, United States no coordinates	Richard V. Bona	Fatal	2
16 Apr 1991	Aeronca 7AC N1599E	Bradley, Arkansas, United States	Kevin Smith	Fatal	2
18 Jul 1989	Aeronca 7AC N84865	Gueydan, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Lejeune Darryle B.	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1987	Aeronca 7AC N3406E	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States	Aeroplanes, Inc.	Fatal	2
3 May 1987	Aeronca 7BCM N10521	Georgiana, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Aug 1986	Aeronca 7GCB N9940Y	Stanley, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Jul 1986	Aeronca 7AC N84463	Mulino, Oregon, United States	Reed L. Aylett	Fatal	2
17 Jun 1986	Aeronca 7CCM N1318V	Boynton Beach, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Jun 1986	Aeronca 7AC N82079	Chaumont, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1984	Aeronca 7CCM N83138	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1983	Aeronca 7BCM L-16A N2557B	Gadsden, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1983	Aeronca 7EC N4320C	Astatula, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Jul 1982	Aeronca 7AC N85580	Pine Valley Tow, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Ralph M. Jungbluth	Fatal	2
7 Jun 1982	Aeronca 7AC N83654	Lehi, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Ricky Shivers	Fatal	2
17 Sep 1981	Aeronca 7AC N4323E	Myrtle Creek, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1981	Aeronca 7AC N4407E	Rogersville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1979	Aeronca 7AC N84906	Eveleth, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Nov 1978	Aeronca 7EC N4378C	Richmond, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1978	Aeronca 7AC N84521	Haslet, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1978	Aeronca 7AC N81452	Vanceboro, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Sep 1977	Aeronca 7DC N82685	Cleveland, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1977	Aeronca 7AC N3702E	Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Apr 1977	Aeronca 7AC N83541	Laramie, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Feb 1977	Aeronca 7AC N1085E	St Paris, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Dec 1976	Aeronca 7AC N2973E	Freedom, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Sep 1975	Aeronca 7CCM N85006	Hillsboro, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Jun 1975	Aeronca 7DC N1057E	Cedartown, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Jun 1975	Aeronca 7GCBC N8345V	West Hamlin, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	James L Hypes	Fatal	2
10 Jun 1975	Aeronca 7AC N2630E	MacUngie, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1975	Aeronca 7BCM N73634	Ogallala, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1974	Aeronca 7AC N82372	Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Jun 1974	Aeronca 7AC N81908	MacOn, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Mar 1974	Aeronca 7AC N1864E	Colony, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Dec 1973	Aeronca 7BCM N75068	Grainola, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Nov 1972	Aeronca 7AC N83459	Georgetown, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2