# NTSB LAX76AL034: Aeronca 7AC, N3342E, Missing Aircraft, November 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1975
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3763   75/11/4   MISSING AIRCRAFT    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1102
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3342E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACCDT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3342E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3342E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6792, built 1947 (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 19751104037319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751104037319A), Nov 4, 1975: Blanca 7AC, Missing Aircraf, AZ. Accdt dmg & injury index presumed.

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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