# NTSB IAD74FID16: Aeronca 7AC, N2904E, South Hill, VA, September 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: South Hill, VA · SOUTH HILL, VA
- Location: 36.7257° N, 78.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Hill, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7257&lon=-78.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2969  73/9/23    SOUTH HILL,VA       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 145
        TIME - 1600                    N2904E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HILL MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH HILL,VA               SOUTH BOSTON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- NO CHOCKS OR TIE-DWN ROPES.BRIEFED PAX RE START,ENG CAUGHT PAX JAMMED THROTTLE OPEN CLBD 50-75FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2904E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2904E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6487, 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: South Hill Mun

## 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 19730923029519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923029519A), Sep 23, 1973: Blanca 7AC, South Hill, VA, Substantial damage. No chocks or tie-dwn ropes. Briefed pax re start,eng caught pax jammed throttle open clbd 50-75FT.

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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