# NTSB MIA71AM095: Aeronca 7BCM, N1147E, Headland, AL, May 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1971
- Place: Headland, AL · HEADLAND, AL
- Location: 31.3550° N, 85.3570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Headland, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3550&lon=-85.3570&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4261   71/5/9    HEADLAND,ALA        AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4707
        TIME - 1723                    N1147E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEADLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEADLAND,ALA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- RECOVERED TOO LATE FROM INTNTL SPIN. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 1.2 MGM PER CC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1147E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1147E-2018-03-19), registration cancelled 2018-03-19, S/N 7AC-4703, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- 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
- Airport: Headland

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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