# NTSB CHI68A0080: Aeronca 7AC, N85100, Franklin, WI, March 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1968
- Place: Franklin, WI · FRANKLIN, WI
- Location: 42.8886° N, 88.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8886&lon=-88.0384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0080

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0527   68/3/7    FRANKLIN,WIS        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 176
        TIME - 1005                    N85100              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM HILLY-HAY FIELD.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 120 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85100](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85100-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N 7AC-3830 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.