Aeronca 7DC-CONV N83024
13 August 2009 · Winnemucca, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 2009 at about 15:50 local time, a Aeronca 7DC-CONV registered N83024 was involved in an accident near Winnemucca, Nevada, 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 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winnemucca, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC)
- Coordinates
- 40.8911, -117.8036
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7DC-CONV
- Registration
- N83024
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reno → Winnemucca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA405
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported performing a full stall landing in the tail wheel equipped airplane. During the landing roll he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spar during the accident sequence. Winds were calm at the time of the accident, and the pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane’s flight control systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,361 records for this type
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