# NTSB LAX66A0008: Aeronca 7-BCM, N83164, Ely, NV, July 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1965
- Place: Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0660  65/7/14  NR.ELY NEV            AERONCA 7-BCM       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N83164              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      88
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          180                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSERVED TO PULL UP IN STEEP CLIMBING TURN,THEN DIVE INTO THE GROUND NEAR PILOTS HOME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83164](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83164-1965-08-17), registration cancelled 1965-08-17, S/N 7AC-1825 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7-BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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