# NTSB CHI67A0108: Aeronca 7AC, N84054, Middletown, OH, March 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1967
- Place: Middletown, OH · MIDDLETOWN, OH
- Location: 39.5030° N, 84.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5030&lon=-84.3649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0469  67/3/25    MIDDLETOWN,OHIO     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 139
        TIME - 1630                    N84054              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOK FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OWNER A STUDENT PLT IN FRONT SEAT.ACFT HAD DUAL FLITE CONTROLS.PLT AT CONTROLS UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84054](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84054-1971-12-23), registration cancelled 1971-12-23, S/N 7AC-2741 (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
- Airport: Hook Field

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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