# NTSB CHI72FEG08: Aeronca 7AC, N85598, Martinsville, OH, August 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1971
- Place: Martinsville, OH · MARTINSVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.3230° N, 83.8123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3230&lon=-83.8123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3194  71/8/25    MARTINSVILLE,OHIO   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N85598              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNETTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESVILLE,OHIO            MARTINSVILLE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CHECKING ARPT PRIOR TO LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85598](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85598), registered now, S/N 7AC-4341, 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: Barnetts

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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