# NTSB MIA67D0290: Aeronca 7AC, N83520, Malabar, FL, October 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1966
- Place: Malabar, FL · MALABAR, FL
- Location: 27.9871° N, 80.5824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malabar, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9871&lon=-80.5824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0290

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3457  66/10/12   MALABAR FLA         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 0720                    N83520              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALKARIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- AUTO ACCESS ROUTE CROSSES THROUGH OVERRUN.WARNING SIGNS POSTED.DRIVER FAILED TO SEE AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83520](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83520), registered now, S/N 7AC-2193 (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: Valkaria

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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