# NTSB CHI72FEC29: Aeronca 7AC, N2687E, Tecumseh, MI, March 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1972
- Place: Tecumseh, MI · TECUMSEH, MI
- Location: 42.0061° N, 83.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-83.9445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0353  72/3/11    TECUMSEH,MICH       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3150
        TIME - 1430                    N2687E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TECUMSEH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TECUMSEH,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ENG. HIT PARKED MEYERS 200C N189M,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2687E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2687E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6267, 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: Tecumseh

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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