# NTSB CHI66A0066: Aeronca 7AC, N83071, Defiance, OH, February 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1966
- Place: Defiance, OH · DEFIANCE, OH
- Location: 41.2810° N, 84.3658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Defiance, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2810&lon=-84.3658&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 July 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0092   66/2/6    DEFIANCE OHIO       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1740                    N83071              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT TOOKOFF FROM FROZEN SURFACE OF AUGLAIZE RIVER.PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LOGS REPORTED BURNED IN ACF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83071](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83071-1966-03-17), registration cancelled 1966-03-17, S/N 7AC-1727 (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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