# NTSB CHI67F0063: Aeronca 7AC, N1225E, English, IN, May 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1967
- Place: English, IN · ENGLISH, IN
- Location: 38.3408° N, 86.4592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of English, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3408&lon=-86.4592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1607  67/5/21    ENGLISH, IND        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 140
        TIME - 1500                    N1225E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ENG MISSING. ACFT STRUCK POWER POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1225E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1225E-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 7AC-4783, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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