# NTSB FTW67F0263: Aeronca 7AC, N3600E, Marshall, TX, October 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1966
- Place: Marshall, TX · MARSHALL, TX
- Location: 32.5392° N, 94.3532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5392&lon=-94.3532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0263

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3161  66/10/18   MARSHALL TEX        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N3600E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK LARGE MOUND OF DIRT NEXT TO HIGHWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3600E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3600E-2013-02-25), registration cancelled 2013-02-25, S/N 7AC-6936, built 1947 (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

## Other investigations on N3600E (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 UNK64X2073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2073), Jun 2, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N3600E), Mantee, MS, 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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