# NTSB MIA67D0383: Aeronca 7KC, N9878Y, Stuart, FL, January 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1967
- Place: Stuart, FL · STUART, FL
- Location: 27.1953° N, 80.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-80.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0383
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0383

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0161  67/1/15    STUART FLA          AERONCA 7KC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N9878Y              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITHAM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9878Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9878Y), registered now, S/N 7KC-3 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7KC
- Registry model: [Champion 7KC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kc) (registry code 21101PY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Witham Field

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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