# NTSB MIA66D0048: Aeronca 7DC, N81741, Elmore, AL, July 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1965
- Place: Elmore, AL · ELMORE, AL
- Location: 32.5578° N, 86.3411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5578&lon=-86.3411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1533  65/7/11    ELMORE ALA          AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N81741              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 554 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N81741 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elmore

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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