# NTSB FTW75FPG34: Aeronca 7AC, N84610, Lake City, AR, February 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1975
- Place: Lake City, AR · LAKE CITY, AR
- Location: 35.8194° N, 90.4539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8194&lon=-90.4539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0072  75/2/15    LAKE CITY,AR        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N84610              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARMONS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CITY,AR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STEEP R TURN AFTER SHORT FLD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84610](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84610), registered now, S/N 7AC-3306, 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: Harmons Airstrip

## 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 19750215001499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750215001499A), Feb 15, 1975: Blanca 7AC, Lake City, AR, Substantial damage. Steep r turn after short fld tkof.

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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