N83863 — 1946 Aeronca 7AC

Aircraft record

Serial number

7AC-2544

Manufacturer

Aeronca

Model

7AC

Year

1946

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor A&c65 Series

Registration

Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

1. ERA13FA372Aug 25, 2013Taunton, MAFatal · 2 fatal

   The pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate pretakeoff check of the flight controls, which resulted in a takeoff with the rudder gust lock installed. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-rated passenger’s failure to detect that the rudder gust lock was installed.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1946 Aeronca 7AC).

1. Mar 8, 2018deregistered — Schmouth John D

Frequently asked

Has N83863 been in an accident?

Yes. N83863 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2013.

What kind of aircraft is N83863?

N83863 is a 1946 Aeronca 7AC (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 7AC-2544.

Has N83863 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N83863 (ERA13FA372) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.