# NTSB CHI67F0231: Aeronca 7AC, N83965, Grandville, MI, September 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1966
- Place: Grandville, MI · GRANDVILLE, MI
- Location: 42.9005° N, 85.7521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9005&lon=-85.7521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0231

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2822  66/9/18    GRANDVILLE MICH     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N83965              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOEMAKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83965](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83965-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 7AC-2651, 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: Shoemaker

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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