# NTSB CHI68F0022: Aeronca 7AC, N81817, Worthington, OH, July 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1967
- Place: Worthington, OH · WORTHINGTON, OH
- Location: 40.0969° N, 83.0202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worthington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0969&lon=-83.0202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0022-201121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2499  67/7/22    WORTHINGTON,OHIO    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 315
        TIME - 1520                    N81817              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOSEPHINUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81817](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81817-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N 7AC-440 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Josephinun

## Other investigations on N81817 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI68F0712](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0712), Apr 21, 1968: Aeronca 7AC (N81817), Galloway, OH, 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.

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