# NTSB DEN69D0233: Aeronca 7AC, N82542, Seibert, CO, April 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1969
- Place: Seibert, CO · SEIBERT, CO
- Location: 39.2980° N, 102.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seibert, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2980&lon=-102.8695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0233

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1028  69/4/20    SEIBERT,COLO        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N82542              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 37, 290 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   10                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4550                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82542](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82542-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 7AC-1179 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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