# NTSB LAX66D0217: Aeronca 7GC, N4846E, Moapa, NV, January 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1966
- Place: Moapa, NV · MOAPA, NV
- Location: 36.6758° N, 114.6208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moapa, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6758&lon=-114.6208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0078   66/1/8    MOAPA NEV           AERONCA 7GC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N4846E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4846E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7GC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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