# NTSB CHI80DEX24: Aeronca 7AC, N3687E, Morristown, IN, July 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1980
- Place: Morristown, IN · MORRISTOWN, IN
- Location: 39.6922° N, 85.7296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6922&lon=-85.7296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEX24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1589  80/7/13    MORRISTOWN,IN       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1530                    N3687E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1000 TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMER'S FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT & ARPT NOT CERTIFICATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3687E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3687E-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 7AC-6994, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110140) (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: Farmer'S Field

## 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 19800713025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713025489A), Jul 13, 1980: Bbavia 7AC, Morristown, IN, Substantial damage. Non-rated pilot tried to depart strip with tall wet grass. Made premature lift-off, settled into trees & bushes.

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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