# NTSB FTW78FA069: Aeronca 7AC, N84521, Haslet, TX, August 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1978
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2105  78/8/16    HASLET,TX           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 331
        TIME - 2010                    N84521              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HASLET,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.15GM%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84521](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84521-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 7AC-3224, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Pvt Farm Strip

## 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 19780816024689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816024689A), Aug 16, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/, Haslet, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt blood alcohol level 0.15GM .

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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