# NTSB DIA69F0182: Aeronca 7AC, N1946E, Charlotte, NC, April 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1969
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0182

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1086  69/4/27    CHARLOTTE,NC        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 0630                    N1946E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROCKENBROUGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT JUMPED CHOCK AFTER A HAND PROP START AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CHEROKEE ARROW N5547J.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1946E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1946E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5513, built 1946 (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: Brockenbrough

## Other investigations on N1946E (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 IAD74DKM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM35), Jan 18, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N1946E), Charlotte, NC, 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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