# NTSB CHI71FEK43: Aeronca 7AC, N84481, Montpelier, OH, June 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1971
- Place: Montpelier, OH · MONTPELIER, OH
- Location: 41.5843° N, 84.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5843&lon=-84.5914&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEK43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEK43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0097  71/6/26    MONTPELIER,OHIO     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N84481              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRYAN,OHIO                  MONTPELIER,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP LOW TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84481](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84481-1971-12-14), registration cancelled 1971-12-14, S/N 7AC-3178, built 1946 (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: Woodruff

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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