# NTSB FTW67D0395: Aeronca 7FC, N9817Y, Houston, TX, December 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1966
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0395
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0395

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4137  66/12/24   HOUSTON TEX         AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N9817Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 2305 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRMANS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LEVELLED OFF TOO HIGH.OVER CORRECTION MADE SUDDENLY. DIVED AIRCRAFT INTO RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9817Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9817Y), registered now, S/N 7FC-401, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7fc) (registry code 2110162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Airmans Field

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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