# NTSB CHI68A0094: Aeronca 7AC, N85137, Ladysmith, WI, April 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1968
- Place: Ladysmith, WI · LADYSMITH, WI
- Location: 45.4610° N, 91.0976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ladysmith, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4610&lon=-91.0976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0957  68/4/21    LADYSMITH,WIS       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N85137              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 2051 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSK COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR LOST COW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85137](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85137-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N 7AC-3868 (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
- Airport: Rusk County

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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