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Event SEA94LA239

1994-09-13 NAMPA, Idaho, United States Airport · S67 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N85564

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AERONCA 7AC

Year of manufacture

1946 · 48 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19560404

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ABBD32

Registrant of record

JAQUAYS JEFFREY C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

Factual narrative

On September 13, 1994, at 1050 mountain daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC, N85564, nosed over during the landing roll at the Nampa Municipal Airport, Nampa, ID. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot and flight instructor were not injured. The flight instructor reported that the purpose of the flight was to check out the private pilot in a tailwheel airplane. During the landing roll on runway 29, with the private pilot at the controls, the airplane began to swerve to the right. Left rudder control was applied, however, the airplane exited the side of the runway into the soft soil and nosed over. DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. LEFT RUDDER CONTROL WAS APPLIED; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SOFT SOIL AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1994_SEA94LA239.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.