N817DC is a 1948 Aeronca 7DC. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor C85 series rated at 85 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Kalispell, MT. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 2002. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2026. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 78 years old
- 1 of 130 Aeronca 7DC
2026
2002
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The pilot reported that during the third landing of the day in the tailwheel equipped airplane, the wind switched to a quartering tailwind. After touchdown the airplane began to veer to the right. Despite pilot control inputs, the airplane continued to the right and departed the runway surface onto the dirt. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted; its left wing and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
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