# NTSB FTW75AF009: Aeronca 7AC, N83833, Haslet, TX, August 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Haslet, TX · HASLET, TX
- Location: 32.9659° N, 97.3402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haslet, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9659&lon=-97.3402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF009-134434

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2444  74/8/18    HASLET,TEX          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 242
        TIME - 1400                    N83833              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT WORTH,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- FOLLOWING OTR ACFT.WITNESS RPTD 15-20MIN MOCK DOGFIGHT.LOST CTL IN SHARP PULL-UP & BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83833](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83833-1974-09-27), registration cancelled 1974-09-27, S/N 7AC-2513, built 1946 (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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740818026499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818026499A), Aug 18, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Haslet, TX, Destroyed. Following otr acft. Witness rptd 15-20MIN mock dogfight. Lost ctl in sharp pull-up & bank.

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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