# NTSB MIA69F0454: Aerona 7AC, N81961, Hawthorne, FL, April 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1969
- Place: Hawthorne, FL · HAWTHORNE, FL
- Location: 29.5937° N, 82.0945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5937&lon=-82.0945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0454

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1176   69/4/6    HAWTHORNE,FLA       AERONA 7AC          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N81961              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81961](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81961-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 7AC-586, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONA 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

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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