# NTSB MIA72FLG42: Aeronca 7AC, N4328E, White Rock, SC, June 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1972
- Place: White Rock, SC · WHITE ROCK, SC
- Location: 34.1451° N, 81.2757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Rock, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1451&lon=-81.2757&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 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3532   72/6/3    WHITE ROCK,SC       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1650
        TIME - 0955                    N4328E              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            HUNTSVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- FERRY FLT FOR MAINT.LNDD TO REFUEL ACFT FROM CAN OF FUEL ABOARD ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4328E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4328E), registered now, S/N 7AC-7181, built 1948 (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

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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