# NTSB MIA74AM101: Aeronca 7AC, N81908, Macon, GA, June 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1974
- Place: Macon, GA · MACON, GA
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1828  74/6/16    MACON,GA            AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 165
        TIME - 1250                    N81908              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACON,GA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD EXECUTING STEEP BANKS AND ABRUPT PULLUPS AT TREE TOP LVL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81908](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81908-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 7AC531 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740616020649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740616020649A), Jun 16, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Macon, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft obsvd executing steep banks and abrupt pullups at tree top lvl.

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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