# NTSB FTW67F0367: Aeronca 7AC, N84616, Grand Prairie, TX, January 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1967
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
- Location: 32.7460° N, 96.9978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Prairie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7460&lon=-96.9978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0367
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0367

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0086   67/1/8    GRAND PRAIRIE TEX   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 176
        TIME - 0935                    N84616              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRAIRIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84616](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84616), registered now, S/N 7AC-3322, 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: Grand Prairie

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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