# NTSB CHI75FET07: Aeronca 7EC, N1536E, Demotte, IN, September 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Demotte, IN · DEMOTTE, IN
- Location: 41.1993° N, 87.1955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeMotte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1993&lon=-87.1955&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3429  74/9/22    DEMOTTE,IND         AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3000
        TIME - 1715                    N1536E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEEVER BROS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEMOTTE,IND                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- BRAKES CKD OK.HIT APPLE TREE ON L SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1536E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1536E-2017-03-24), registration cancelled 2017-03-24, S/N 7AC-5099, 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: Cheever Bros

## 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 19740922035099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922035099A), Sep 22, 1974: Blanca 7EC, Demotte, IN, Substantial damage. Brakes ckd ok. Hit apple tree on l side of rwy.

## Other investigations on N1536E (2)

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 NYC96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA112), May 21, 1996: Aeronca 7EC (N1536E), New Castle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and an encounter with high grass and a ditch off the side of the runway.
- [NTSB CHI71FBQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBQ05), Aug 1, 1970: Aeronca 7EC (N1536E), Savoy, IL, 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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