# NTSB FTW70D0062: Aeronca 7DC, N2804E, Waco, TX, June 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1969
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1813  69/6/21    WACO,TEX            AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 999
        TIME - 1045                    N2804E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WACO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- TAXIED BEHIND C124, ALL 4 ENG RUNNING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2804E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2804E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6385, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Champion 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7dc) (registry code 21101NB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waco

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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