# NTSB MIA75DKJ25: Aeronca 7AC, N1875E, Luverne, AL, September 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1974
- Place: Luverne, AL · LUVERNE, AL
- Location: 31.7189° N, 86.2691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luverne, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7189&lon=-86.2691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ25

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3841  74/9/21  NR.LUVERNE,ALA        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 0920                    N1875E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANK SIKES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BECAME AIRBORNE AT SLO SPEED.TURNED AND UNABLE CLIMB OVER TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1875E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1875E-1975-01-13), registration cancelled 1975-01-13, S/N 7AC-5442, built 1946 (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
- Airport: Frank Sikes

## 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 19740921039289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921039289A), Sep 21, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Luverne, AL, Destroyed. Plt lost directional control became airborne at slo speed. Turned and unable climb over tree.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.