# NTSB CHI68A0067: Aeronca 7DC, N1133E, Lanesville, IN, February 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1968
- Place: Lanesville, IN · LANESVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.2394° N, 85.9821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lanesville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2394&lon=-85.9821&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0512   68/2/3    LANESVILLE,IND      AERONCA 7DC         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 100
        TIME - 1630                    N1133E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANESVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- INITIATED SPIN WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1133E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1133E), registered now, S/N 7AC-4690, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lanesville

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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