# NTSB CHI75DCA05: Aeronca 7AC, N81611, Freeburg, IL, February 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1975
- Place: Freeburg, IL · FREEBURG, IL
- Location: 38.4390° N, 89.9156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4390&lon=-89.9156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DCA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DCA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0412  75/2/19    FREEBURG,IL         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 230
        TIME - 1400                    N81611              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                FENTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- INOP FUEL GAGE.PRECAUTIONARY LDG,RAN OFF GRAVEL ROAD INTO SOFT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81611](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81611), registered now, S/N 7AC-232, built 1945 (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 19750219003109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750219003109A), Feb 19, 1975: Blanca 7AC, Freeburg, IL, Substantial damage. Inop fuel gage. Precautionary ldg,ran off gravel road into soft fld.

## Other investigations on N81611 (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 UNK64X2694](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2694), Jul 7, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N81611), Ramsey, IN, substantial damage

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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