# NTSB MIA65F0127: Aeronca 7AC, N82989, Rock Hill, SC, April 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1965
- Place: Rock Hill, SC · ROCK HILL, SC
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2042  65/4/29    ROCK HILL SC        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0720                    N82989              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      39, 4675 TOTAL HOURS, 110
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82989](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82989), registered now, S/N 7AC-1641 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rock Hill

## Other investigations on N82989 (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 ATL84LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA202), Jun 18, 1984: Aeronca 7AC (N82989), Hogdenville, KY, no 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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