# NTSB FTW67F0127: Aeronca 7AC, N82630, Lake Providenc, LA, July 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1966
- Place: Lake Providenc, LA · LAKE PROVIDENC, LA
- Location: 32.8020° N, 91.1752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Providence, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8020&lon=-91.1752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0307  66/7/25    LAKE PROVIDENC LA   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N82630              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALL OCCURED WHILE SPOTTING DEER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82630](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82630), registered now, S/N 7AC-1272 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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