# NTSB MIA66D0574: Aeronca 7AC, N83857, Fayetteville, TN, May 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1966
- Place: Fayetteville, TN · FAYETTEVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.1502° N, 86.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1502&lon=-86.5623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0574
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0574

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1164  66/5/29    FAYETTEVILLE TENN   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N83857              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  FAYETTEVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83857](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83857-1971-07-08), registration cancelled 1971-07-08, S/N 7AC-2538 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Fayetteville

## Other investigations on N83857 (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 MIA71AM094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM094), May 9, 1971: Aeronca 7AC (N83857), Arab, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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