# NTSB CHI66F0758: Aeronca 7FC, N7683E, Palmyra, WI, June 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1966
- Place: Palmyra, WI · PALMYRA, WI
- Location: 42.8834° N, 88.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmyra, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8834&lon=-88.6014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0758
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0758

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1348   66/6/4    PALMYRA WIS         AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1910                    N7683E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 1016 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMYRA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- TOO SLOW ON SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING AND TOO LOW TO RECOVER FROM STALL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7683E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7683E-1970-11-18), registration cancelled 1970-11-18, S/N 7FC-280 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palmyra

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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