# NTSB DEN69D0179: Aeronca 7AC, N84395, Sedalia, CO, February 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1969
- Place: Sedalia, CO · SEDALIA, CO
- Location: 39.4397° N, 104.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedalia, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4397&lon=-104.9699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0080  69/2/23    SEDALIA,COLO        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N84395              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LOW TIME IN CONVENTIONAL GR TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84395](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84395-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 7AC-3091, 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: Littleton

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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