# NTSB MIA74AM001: Aeronca 7AC, N82561, Kershaw, SC, July 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Kershaw, SC · KERSHAW, SC
- Location: 34.5433° N, 80.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kershaw, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5433&lon=-80.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1924   73/7/8    KERSHAW,SC          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1250                    N82561              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERSHAW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KERSHAW,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED IN STEEP TURN TO OPEN FLD. DMG PRECLUDED REASON FOR ENG FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82561](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82561-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 7AC-1198 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [American Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7ac) (registry code 2120005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kershaw

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730708020609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708020609A), Jul 8, 1973: Blanca 7HC, Kershaw, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft stalled in steep turn to open fld. Dmg precluded reason for eng failure.

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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