# NTSB DEN65F0059: Champion 7BCM, N81474, Afton, WY, April 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1965
- Place: Afton, WY · AFTON, WY
- Location: 42.7263° N, 110.9320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7263&lon=-110.9320&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 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0810  65/4/19    AFTON WYO           CHAMPION 7BCM       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N81474              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AFTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81474](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81474-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 7AC-92 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Afton

## Other investigations on N81474 (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 LAX76AL088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL088), Jul 18, 1976: Champion 7BCM (N81474), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX68D0209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0209), Nov 6, 1967: Aeronca 7AC (N81474), Cave Creek, AZ, 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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