# NTSB CHI72FEM46: Aeronca 7AC, N1249E, Kent, MI, January 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1972
- Place: Kent, MI · KENT, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0371  72/1/23    KENT,MICH           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 290
        TIME - 1515                    N1249E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR SPRINGS,MICH          KENT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- VEERED L OFF RWY THRU SNWBNK INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1249E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1249E), registered now, S/N 7AC-4807 (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: Sparta

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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