# NTSB CHI71FLQ17: Aeronca 7AC, N82873, Stanton, KY, February 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1971
- Place: Stanton, KY · STANTON, KY
- Location: 37.8461° N, 83.8566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8461&lon=-83.8566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FLQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FLQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0885  71/2/14    STANTON,KY          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N82873              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 1072 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STANTON,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82873](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82873), registered now, S/N 7AC-1523, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stanton

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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