# NTSB CHI77DEP34: Aeronca 7AC, N1162E, Waunakee, WI, May 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1977
- Place: Waunakee, WI · WAUNAKEE, WI
- Location: 43.1816° N, 89.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waunakee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1816&lon=-89.4416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEP34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP34

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0830   77/5/6    WAUNAKEE, WI        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N1162E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 4104 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUNAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUNAKEE, WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH NO ONE IN PLANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1162E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1162E), registered now, S/N 7AC-4718, 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
- Airport: Waunakee

## 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 19770506011009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770506011009A), May 6, 1977: Blanca 7AC, Waunakee, WI, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine with no one in plane.

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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