# NTSB CHI67F0480: Aeronca 7FC, N7504B, Walbridge, OH, January 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1967
- Place: Walbridge, OH · WALBRIDGE, OH
- Location: 41.5861° N, 83.4874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walbridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5861&lon=-83.4874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0480

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4702  67/1/13    WALBRIDGE,OHIO      AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 4000
        TIME - 1010                    N7504B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7504B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7504B-2019-05-16), registration cancelled 2019-05-16, S/N 7FC12, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7fc) (registry code 2110124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ellington

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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