# NTSB IAD70D0091: Aeronca 7AC, N84528, Buckhannon, WV, August 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1969
- Place: Buckhannon, WV · BUCKHANNON, WV
- Location: 38.9927° N, 80.2282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckhannon, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9927&lon=-80.2282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3593  69/8/23    BUCKHANNON,W VA     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N84528              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUCKHANNON,W VA             BUCKHANNON,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT.APPLIED BRAKES TOO HARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84528](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84528-1971-11-04), registration cancelled 1971-11-04, S/N 7AC-3229 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lewis Field

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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