# NTSB DEN70F0107: Aeronca 7ECA, N2571F, Lyons, CO, September 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1969
- Place: Lyons, CO · LYONS, CO
- Location: 40.2231° N, 105.2687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyons, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2231&lon=-105.2687&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4096  69/9/28    LYONS,COLO          AERONCA 7ECA        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 122
        TIME - 1500                    N2571F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRIVATE AIRSTRIP            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED GRADUAL PWR LOSS. CRASH LANDED ON ROUGH TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2571F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2571F-1972-11-22), registration cancelled 1972-11-22, S/N 202 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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