Event ANC92LA037

1992-02-17 SITKA, Alaska, United States Airport · SIT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N82380

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AERONCA 7AC

Engine

CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19560322

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB3F89

Registrant of record

PENNER CARL F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N82380 Aeronca 7AC None

Probable cause & findings

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.

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ANC92LA037.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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