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| Date: | Monday 1 September 2025 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC Champion |
| Owner/operator: | Bugsmashers inc |
| Registration: | N82003 |
| MSN: | 7AC-628 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Firebaugh, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Firebaugh, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ground-looped after landing high/hot. It was trailered and returned to departure/home base airport of Paso Robles, CA (KPRB)
Sources:
FAA ASIAS
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N82003
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/749552_1710031235.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 1964 | N82003 | Non commercial | 0 | Washburn, Iowa | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2025 12:55 | Captain Adam | Added |
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