# NTSB ANC67D0003: Aeronca 7GC, N8501E, Anchorage, AK, May 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1966
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67D0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1591  66/5/27    ANCHORAGE ALASKA    AERONCA 7GC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1100
        TIME - 1915                    N8501E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8501E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8501E-1970-06-28), registration cancelled 1970-06-28, S/N 7GC-70 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7GC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7gc) (registry code 2110126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Hood

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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