# NTSB CHI73AC051: Aeronca 7AC, N83459, Georgetown, KY, November 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1972
- Place: Georgetown, KY · GEORGETOWN, KY
- Location: 38.2598° N, 84.5351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2598&lon=-84.5351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3531  72/11/27   GEORGETOWN,KY       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28,
        TIME - 1215                    N83459              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PIC RCNT TIME IN HELS,FXD WNG TIME UNK.OTR PLT OWNER,STDNT CERT.FLT PHASE UNK.PLT AT CTLS PRESUMED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83459](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83459-1973-05-07), registration cancelled 1973-05-07, S/N 7AC-2128 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N83459 (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 CHI65F0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0125), May 11, 1965: Aeronca 7AC (N83459), Buffalo, KY, destroyed

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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