# NTSB FTW76DPD55: Aeronca 7AC, N33826, Ft.Worth, TX, September 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1976
- Place: Ft.Worth, TX · FT.WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPD55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPD55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2339   76/9/7    FT.WORTH,TX         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 308
        TIME - 1730                    N33826              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.WORTH,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TALL WEEDS & HOLES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33826](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33826), registered now, S/N C13691, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922) (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

## 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 19760907027389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760907027389A), Sep 7, 1976: Trytek 65CA, Ft.Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Tall weeds & holes

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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