# NTSB MIA67F0073: Aeronca 7AC, N81532, Warrington, FL, July 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1966
- Place: Warrington, FL · WARRINGTON, FL
- Location: 30.3844° N, 87.2938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrington, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3844&lon=-87.2938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1752  66/7/13    WARRINGTON FLA      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N81532              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUSON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- WAS PILOTS 3RD LANDING DURING HIS 2ND SOLO FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81532](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81532-2012-02-02), registration cancelled 2012-02-02, S/N 7AC-151, built 1945 (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: Ferguson Field

## Other investigations on N81532 (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 MIA71FLA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLA06), Jul 29, 1970: Champion 7AC (N81532), Molino, FL, substantial 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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