# NTSB CHI66F0585: Aeronca 7AC, N85759, E St Louis, IL, February 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1966
- Place: E St Louis, IL · E ST LOUIS, IL
- Location: 38.6164° N, 90.1305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East St. Louis, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6164&lon=-90.1305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0585
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0585

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0213  66/2/12    E ST LOUIS ILL      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 295
        TIME - 0845                    N85759              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N85759 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bi-States

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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