# NTSB CHI78FEC48: Aeronca 7AC, N85108, Imlay City, MI, August 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Imlay City, MI · IMLAY CITY, MI
- Location: 43.0150° N, 83.0792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imlay City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0150&lon=-83.0792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2301  78/8/20  NR.IMLAY CITY,MI      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1958                    N85108              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY DIEHL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAPEER,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85108](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85108), registered now, S/N 7AC-3841, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Harry Diehl

## 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 19780820023629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820023629A), Aug 20, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/, Imlay City, MI, Substantial damage. Pwr lines.

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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