# NTSB DEN75FTE63: Aeronca 7AC, N84555, Ft.Collins, CO, May 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1975
- Place: Ft.Collins, CO · FT.COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTE63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0902   75/5/3    FT.COLLINS,CO       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 202
        TIME - 0915                    N84555              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG SPRINGS,NE              FT.COLLINS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT PASSENGER AT FLT CONTROLS.STEERABLE TAIL WHEEL WORN TO A FULL SWIVEL CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84555](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84555), registered now, S/N 7AC-3264 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley Airpark

## 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 19750503008599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503008599A), May 3, 1975: Blanca 7AC, Ft.Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Student plt passenger at flt controls. Steerable tail wheel worn to a full swivel condition.

## Other investigations on N84555 (2)

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 MKC76DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ05), Jul 22, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N84555), Big Springs, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2058), May 31, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N84555), Appleton, WI, 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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