# NTSB MIA68F0173: Aeronca 7AC, N85416, Cairo, GA, September 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1967
- Place: Cairo, GA · CAIRO, GA
- Location: 30.8792° N, 84.2055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8792&lon=-84.2055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3321  67/9/13    CAIRO,GA            AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 400
        TIME - 1805                    N85416              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAIRO MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- RETAINING BOLT FOR LEFT OLEO STRUT ASSY MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85416](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85416-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 7AC-J4156, 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
- Airport: Cairo Muni

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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