# NTSB CHI65F0136: Aeronca 7AC, N81898, Drummond Isl, MI, April 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1965
- Place: Drummond Isl, MI · DRUMMOND ISL, MI
- Location: 46.0000° N, 83.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drummond Island, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0000&lon=-83.6667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0263   65/4/2  NR.DRUMMOND ISL MICH  AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 103
        TIME - 1800                    N81898              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81898](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81898-1965-06-23), registration cancelled 1965-06-23, S/N 7AC521 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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