# NTSB IAD74DKM35: Aeronca 7AC, N1946E, Charlotte, NC, January 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1974
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0069  74/1/18    CHARLOTTE,NC        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1415                    N1946E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  46, 630 TOTAL HOURS, 19
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLGROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CABARRUS CNTY,NC            CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1946E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1946E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5513, 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: Willgrove

## 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 19740118000109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740118000109A), Jan 18, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1946E (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA69F0182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0182), Apr 27, 1969: Aeronca 7AC (N1946E), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage

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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