# NTSB MIA71FKT62: Aeronca 7AC, N81650, Belle Glade, FL, May 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1971
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKT62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKT62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1598  71/5/11    BELLE GLADE,FLA     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 180
        TIME - 1115                    N81650              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAHOKEE,FLA                 BELLE GLADE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L WHEEL FELL OFF.MAINT PERFORMED FEW DAYS BFR ACDNT,OLD COTTER KEY REUSED TO SECURE WHEEL NUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81650](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81650), registered now, S/N 7AC269, built 1945 (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: Belle Glade

## Other investigations on N81650 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA67D0391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0391), Jan 27, 1967: Aeronca 7AC (N81650), Canal Point, FL, 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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