# NTSB CHI72FEC12: Aeronca 7AC, N84546, Millington, MI, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Millington, MI · MILLINGTON, MI
- Location: 43.2728° N, 83.5238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millington, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2728&lon=-83.5238&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4286   71/9/5    MILLINGTON,MICH     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 150
        TIME - 1430                    N84546              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLINGTON,MICH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- R OLEO STRUT SPRTD IN FLT,PLT LNDD ON L GR,NS OVER.ATTACHMENT HOLES TORE OUT OF PN 1-2255.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84546](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84546-2003-01-08), registration cancelled 2003-01-08, S/N 7AC-3242, 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: Rix

## Other investigations on N84546 (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 CHI02FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA228), Aug 3, 2002: Aeronca 7AC (N84546), Caro, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The passenger became incapacitated as a result of a stroke which lead to the inadvertent interference with the flight controls.

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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