# NTSB DIA67D0087: Aeronca 7AC, N83762, Pennington Gap, VA, April 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1967
- Place: Pennington Gap, VA · PENNINGTON GAP, VA
- Location: 36.7578° N, 83.0354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pennington Gap, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7578&lon=-83.0354&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67D0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1291  67/4/26    PENNINGTON GAP,VA   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N83762              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE FROM FARM FIELD. RIGHT GEAR KNOCKED OFF ON T/O, LFT GR ON SUBSEQUENT LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83762](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83762-1973-05-07), registration cancelled 1973-05-07, S/N 7AC-2440 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N83762 (1)

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 NYC72AN134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN134), Apr 23, 1972: Aeronca 7AC (N83762), Charlotte, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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