# NTSB CHI74DEM34: Aeronca 7AC, N83234, Ironwood, MI, December 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1973
- Place: Ironwood, MI · IRONWOOD, MI
- Location: 46.4522° N, 90.1504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ironwood, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4522&lon=-90.1504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4013  73/12/23   IRONWOOD,MICH       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 46,
        TIME - 1100                    N83234              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  133 TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CABLE,MICH                  IRONWOOD,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OPEN SNOW CVRD FLD,ROCK PILE HIDDEN BY A COVERING OF SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83234](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83234), registered now, S/N 7AC-1898, 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731223041209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223041209A), Dec 23, 1973: Blanca 7HC, Ironwood, MI, Substantial damage. Open snow cvrd fld,rock pile hidden by a covering of snow.

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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