# NTSB IAD74DKW25: Aeronca 7AC, N83053, Dayton, TN, January 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1974
- Place: Dayton, TN · DAYTON, TN
- Location: 35.4950° N, 85.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4950&lon=-85.0086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKW25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKW25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0332  74/1/30  NR.DAYTON,TENN        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1200
        TIME - 1830                    N83053              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DAYTON,TENN                  JASPER,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83053](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83053-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 7AC-1709, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (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 19740130002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740130002589A), Jan 30, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Dayton, TN, Substantial damage. Struck power lines while attempting forced landing on highway.

## Other investigations on N83053 (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 ATL85FLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLT10), Sep 6, 1985: Aeronca 7AC (N83053), Mcewen, TN, destroyed

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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