# NTSB CHI67F0224: Aeronca 7AC, N82889, Middletown, OH, October 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1966
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2979   66/10/1   MIDDLETOWN OHIO     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 358
        TIME - 1620                    N82889              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLETOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND GUSTY TO 20 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82889](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82889), registered now, S/N 7AC-1539, 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
- Airport: Middletown

## Other investigations on N82889 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI69D0530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0530), Mar 30, 1969: Aeronca 7AC (N82889), Lebanon, OH, 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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