# NTSB LAX73AL040: Aeronca 7AC, N2915E, Apache Jctn, AZ, February 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1973
- Place: Apache Jctn, AZ · APACHE JCTN, AZ
- Location: 33.4150° N, 111.5496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apache Junction, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4150&lon=-111.5496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0435  73/2/25    APACHE JCTN,ARIZ    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 187
        TIME - 1127                    N2915E              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,ARIZ                   APACHE JCTN,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WAS CHECKING RD PRIOR TO LNDG.HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2915E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2915E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6498 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19730225004489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730225004489A), Feb 25, 1973: Blanca 7AC, Apache Jctn, AZ, Substantial damage. Was checking rd prior to lndg. Hit wires.

## Other investigations on N2915E (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 DEN93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA071), Jun 20, 1993: Aeronca 7AC (N2915E), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF POWER RESULTING FROM A BLOCKED CARBURETOR FUEL FILTER. A FACTOR WAS: SOFT TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

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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