# NTSB MIA70F0117: Aeronca 7AC, N2655E, Dacula, GA, June 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1969
- Place: Dacula, GA · DACULA, GA
- Location: 33.9819° N, 83.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dacula, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9819&lon=-83.9011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3014  69/6/28    DACULA,GA           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40,
        TIME - 1920                    N2655E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  500 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DACULA,GA                   DACULA,GA
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2655E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2655E-2020-03-02), registration cancelled 2020-03-02, S/N 7AC6237, 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: Destroyed

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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