Thursday, January 21, 2021

Aeronca 7AC Champion, N82278: Incidents occurred January 20, 2021 and April 19, 2020

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Spokane, Washington 

January 20, 2021:  Aircraft struck power lines while practicing low approach near Colville Municipal Airport (63S),  Stevens County, Washington.


Date: 20-JAN-21
Time: 21:30:00Z
Regis#: N82278
Aircraft Make: AERONCA
Aircraft Model: 7AC
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: COLVILLE
State: WASHINGTON

April 19, 2020:  Aircraft landed, pilot got out while aircraft still running, wheels had been chocked, aircraft began moving and became airborne with no one inside and landed hard in Portland, Oregon.

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Oregon

Date: 19-APR-20
Time: 22:20:00Z
Regis#: N82278
Aircraft Make: AERONCA
Aircraft Model: 7AC
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: STANDING (STD)
Operation: 91
City: PORTLAND
State: OREGON

2 comments:

  1. interesting recent registration record.
    03-Aug-2020 KOFFEL JEFFREY G REPUBLIC WA
    10-Feb-2020 HEAP ALEXANDER R NEWBERG OR
    05-Sep-2019 PROSHOLD MICHAEL H LONGVIEW WA
    28-Feb-2018 SCHMITT JON A RYDERWOOD WA

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  2. That poor Champ can't catch a break!

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