# NTSB CHI66A0004: Aeronca 7AC, N2009E, Pulaski, KY, July 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1965
- Place: Pulaski, KY · PULASKI, KY
- Location: 37.2090° N, 84.6388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pulaski, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2090&lon=-84.6388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0688   65/7/5    PULASKI KY          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 580
        TIME - 1318                    N2009E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2009E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2009E-1965-08-16), registration cancelled 1965-08-16, S/N 7AC-5579 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (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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