# NTSB FTW66A0033: Aeronca 7BCM, N83190, Stinnett, TX, September 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1965
- Place: Stinnett, TX · STINNETT, TX
- Location: 35.8231° N, 101.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stinnett, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8231&lon=-101.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0832  65/9/24    STINNETT,TEX        AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N83190              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO SPOT CATTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83190-1965-11-01), registration cancelled 1965-11-01, S/N 7AC-1851, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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