# NTSB MIA74DKJ53: Aeronca 7AC, N1208E, Ft Payne, AL, April 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1974
- Place: Ft Payne, AL · FT PAYNE, AL
- Location: 34.4443° N, 85.7197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Payne, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4443&lon=-85.7197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1561  74/4/29    FT PAYNE,ALA        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 173
        TIME - 1805                    N1208E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISEBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT PAYNE,ALA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOST CTL ON INITIAL T/D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1208E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1208E), registered now, S/N 7AC-4765, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (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: Isebell

## 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 19740429015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740429015069A), Apr 29, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Ft Payne, AL, Substantial damage. Lost ctl on initial t/d.

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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