# NTSB MIA68F0303: Aeronca 7DC, N4651E, Sanford, MS, November 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1967
- Place: Sanford, MS · SANFORD, MS
- Location: 31.4868° N, 89.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4868&lon=-89.4270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0303
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0303

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4173  67/11/19   SANFORD,MISS        AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 250
        TIME - 1645                    N4651E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INJECTOR LINE TO NO 1 CYL PARTIALLY PLUGGED BY UNIDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE.STALLED AVOIDING TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4651E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4651E-2020-06-17), registration cancelled 2020-06-17, S/N 7DC-166, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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