# NTSB CHI74FEV26: Aeronca 7EC, N85547, Monticello, IL, November 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1973
- Place: Monticello, IL · MONTICELLO, IL
- Location: 40.0335° N, 88.5741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0335&lon=-88.5741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3195   73/11/5   MONTICELLO,ILL      AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 164
        TIME - 1130                    N85547              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTICELLO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMPAIGN,ILL               MONTICELLO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DRG FLARE FOR LDG ACFT DRIFTED OFF R SIDE OF RWY.ACFT STALLED DRG ABRUPT PULL UP TO CLR TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85547](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85547), registered now, S/N 7AC4287, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monticello

## 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 19731105034619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731105034619A), Nov 5, 1973: Blanca 7AC, Monticello, IL, Substantial damage. Drg flare for ldg acft drifted off r side of rwy. Acft stalled drg abrupt pull up to clr tree.

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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