# NTSB ANC73DAG71: Aeronca 7AC, N2597E, Palmer, AK, December 31, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1972
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&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 March 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3876  72/12/31   PALMER,ALAS         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 144
        TIME - 1245                    N2597E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMER,ALAS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT TOP OF A BLUFF,SETTLED INTO A 25FT DEPRESSION AND BRUSH.DMGD LDG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2597E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2597E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6179, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2597E (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC70DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG22), Jun 1, 1970: Aeronca 7AC (N2597E), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

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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