# NTSB MIA74DKJ18: Aeronca 7AC, N83608, Clanton, AL, August 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1973
- Place: Clanton, AL · CLANTON, AL
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2344  73/8/25    CLANTON,ALA         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 125
        TIME - 1230                    N83608              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREGG FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CULLMAN,ALA                 CLANTON,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PVT PLT NOT CERTIFICATED AS FLT INSTRUCTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83608](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83608-2018-02-15), registration cancelled 2018-02-15, S/N 7AC-2284, 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: Gregg Field

## 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 19730825027459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825027459A), Aug 25, 1973: Blanca 7AC, Clanton, AL, Substantial damage. Pvt plt not certificated as flt instructor.

## Other investigations on N83608 (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 ATL03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA146), Sep 24, 2003: Aeronca BL-7-AC (N83608), Pell City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain airspeed that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with the ground.

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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