# NTSB FTW69F0190: Aeronca 7AC, N84889, Grapevine, TX, August 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1968
- Place: Grapevine, TX · GRAPEVINE, TX
- Location: 32.9343° N, 97.0781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grapevine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9343&lon=-97.0781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2709  68/8/11    GRAPEVINE,TEX       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 214
        TIME - 1745                    N84889              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUTCHERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84889](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84889), registered now, S/N 7AC-3608 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dutchers

## Other investigations on N84889 (2)

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 LAX03LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA062), Jan 9, 2003: Aeronca 7AC (N84889), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane's use of an improper starting procedure and his failure to obtain appropriate assistance.
- [NTSB FTW88LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA118), Jun 9, 1988: Aeronca 7AC (N84889), Roanoke, TX, 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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