# NTSB MIA68D0405: Aeronca 7AC, N1648E, Jacksboro, TN, January 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1968
- Place: Jacksboro, TN · JACKSBORO, TN
- Location: 36.3352° N, 84.1927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3352&lon=-84.1927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0405
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0405

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0289  68/1/31    JACKSBORO,TENN      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 101
        TIME - 1700                    N1648E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- T/O AREA 4 IN.GRASS,TOO SHORT FOR CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1648E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1648E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5213, built 1946 (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

## Other investigations on N1648E (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 ATL03LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA059), Mar 7, 2003: Aeronca 7AC (N1648E), Gordo, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

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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