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| Date: | Sunday 19 April 2020 |
| Time: | 22:20:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC Champion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N82278 |
| MSN: | 7AC-907 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3532 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Portland, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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.
Sources:
FAA
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N82278
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1037509 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 2021 | N82278 | Private | 0 | near Colville Municipal Airport (63S), Stevens County, WA | |
min |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2020 00:21 | Captain Adam | Added |
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