# NTSB CHI72FEP01: Aeronca 7AC, N84263, Antigo, WI, July 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1971
- Place: Antigo, WI · ANTIGO, WI
- Location: 45.1413° N, 89.1552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Antigo, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1413&lon=-89.1552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEP01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEP01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2566   71/7/9    ANTIGO,WIS          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N84263              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTIGO,WIS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- TCHDWND ON GRASS RWY BEYOND INT OF PAVED RWY,THOUGHT APCH END OF GRASS RWY DUE PAVED ROAD AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84263](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84263-1974-05-17), registration cancelled 1974-05-17, S/N 7AC-2957, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Antigo

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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