# NTSB FTW72DQG27: Aeronca 7BCM, N2501B, Paducah, TX, January 31, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1972
- Place: Paducah, TX · PADUCAH, TX
- Location: 34.0140° N, 100.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0140&lon=-100.3037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DQG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0507  72/1/31    PADUCAH,TEX         AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 237
        TIME - 1205                    N2501B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PADUCAH,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TKOF ON ALFALFA FIELD,PULLED ACFT OFF GROUND OVR SLIGHT DEPRESSION. STEEP ATTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2501B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2501B), registered now, S/N 7BCM-315 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (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: Dan E.Richards

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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