# NTSB FTW75DPD30: Aeronca 7AC, N2121E, Denton, TX, March 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1975
- Place: Denton, TX · DENTON, TX
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0361   75/3/6    DENTON,TX           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2121E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTLEE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENTON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO INSURE LDG AREA ADEQUATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2121E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2121E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5692, 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: Hartlee Field

## 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 19750306004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750306004909A), Mar 6, 1975: Blanca 7AC, Denton, TX, Substantial damage. Plt failed to insure ldg area adequate.

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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