# NTSB LAX68D0209: Aeronca 7AC, N81474, Cave Creek, AZ, November 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1967
- Place: Cave Creek, AZ · CAVE CREEK, AZ
- Location: 33.8333° N, 111.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cave Creek, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8333&lon=-111.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3851   67/11/6   CAVE CREEK,ARIZ     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 25,
        TIME - 0800                    N81474              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  76 TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON DRY LAKE BED, GROUND SOFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81474](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81474-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 7AC-92 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N81474 (2)

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 LAX76AL088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL088), Jul 18, 1976: Champion 7BCM (N81474), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DEN65F0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0059), Apr 19, 1965: Champion 7BCM (N81474), Afton, WY, 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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