# NTSB MIA72DKJ62: Aeronca 7AC, N85188, Corner, AL, June 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1972
- Place: Corner, AL · CORNER, AL
- Location: 33.8004° N, 86.9422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corner, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8004&lon=-86.9422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKJ62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4079   72/6/4    CORNER,ALA          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 2300
        TIME - 1500                    N85188              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ALBANY,MISS             CORNER,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED WHIRLWIND DRG LDG ROLL,CRASHED ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85188](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85188), registered now, S/N 7AC-3920, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Campbell Field

## Other investigations on N85188 (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 CHI79FEC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC49), Sep 4, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N85188), Deford, MI, 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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