# NTSB CHI80FEV03: Aeronca 7AC, N3504E, Brookport, IL, October 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1979
- Place: Brookport, IL · BROOKPORT, IL
- Location: 37.1258° N, 88.6260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1258&lon=-88.6260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3203  79/10/11   BROOKPORT,IL        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N3504E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYMSONIA,KY                 METROPLIS,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3504E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3504E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6877 (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 19791011030929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791011030929A), Oct 11, 1979: Blanca 7AC, Brookport, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot with passenger allowed aircraft to stall during a climbing turn. Altitude not obtained.

## Other investigations on N3504E (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 FTW98LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA233), May 20, 1998: Aeronca 7AC (N3504E), Sheridan, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent engine start due to the pilot's failure to ensure that the magneto switch was in the OFF position when he was attempting to clear the flooded engine. A factor was the pilot's improper…

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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