# NTSB DEN75DTE49: Aeronca 7AC, N1736E, Ault, CO, January 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1975
- Place: Ault, CO · AULT, CO
- Location: 40.5892° N, 104.7394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ault, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5892&lon=-104.7394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTE49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0112  75/1/23  NR.AULT,CO            AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 308
        TIME - 1500                    N1736E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONGMONT,CO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW UNDER TRANSMISSION LINE AND COLLIDED WITH OTR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1736E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1736E-1975-03-12), registration cancelled 1975-03-12, S/N 7AC-5303 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750123001369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750123001369A), Jan 23, 1975: Blanca 7AC, Ault, CO, Destroyed. Plt flew under transmission line and collided with otr line.

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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