Aeronca 7AC accident near Northome, Minnesota, March 13, 1983
On March 13, 1983 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Aeronca 7AC, registered N8949R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Northome, Minnesota (Northome airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 13, 1983 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Northome, Minnesota · Northome
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC · all 7ACs on the register
- Registration
- N8949R · registry record · serial 21101N2
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK WHILE LANDING ON THE AIRPORT AT NORTHOME, MN. THERE WAS NO UNICOM AT NORTHOME AND NOTAMS ADVISED THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED. THE WEATHER WAS VMC BUT OVERCAST WITH FREEZING RAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BECAUSE OF A BUILD-UP OF ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD BUT HAD NOT PLANNED TO LAND AT THE AIPORT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 914 hours in all; 57 in this make and model; 41 in the last 90 days; 819 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,400 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: INL Int'L Falls MN at 8:00 pm
- Destination: 434 Crookston MN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 20, 2,200 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,200 ft; not recorded at 1,200 ft
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI83LA136.