# NTSB DEN67D0186: Aeronca 7AC, N81973, Layton, UT, December 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1966
- Place: Layton, UT · LAYTON, UT
- Location: 41.0774° N, 111.9607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Layton, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0774&lon=-111.9607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3817  66/12/16   LAYTON UT           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 100
        TIME - 1145                    N81973              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SMALL FARM FIELD NEAR HIS HOME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81973](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81973-2007-02-01), registration cancelled 2007-02-01, S/N 7AC598, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hill Afb

## Other investigations on N81973 (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 DEN70D0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0054), Aug 5, 1969: Aeronca 7AC (N81973), Woods Cross, UT, 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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