Aeronca 7AC N82380
17 February 1992 · Sitka, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1992 at about 20:13 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N82380, operated by Diment, Archie G., was involved in an accident near Sitka, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sitka, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sitka (SIT)
- Coordinates
- 56.7302, -134.9996
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N82380
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Diment, Archie G.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC92LA037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP/SWERVE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF CROSSWIND THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK ROCKS WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1992 | Aeronca 7DC | Elgin, South Carolina, United States | Motsinger, XEN K. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1992 | Aeronca 7EC | Slatington, Pennsylvania, United States | Irvin and Margaret Baker | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 1992 | Aeronca 7AC | Sierraville, California, United States | Duisenberg, Brian R. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1992 | Aeronca 7AC | Miltonfreewater, Oregon, United States | Dwight C. Morgan | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1992 | Aeronca 7AC | Whitman, Nebraska, United States | Stuart Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1992 | Aeronca 7AC | Medford, Oregon, United States | Jones, Richard L. | Fatal | 2 |
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