# NTSB MIA75FKT42: Aeronca 7AC, N84543, Belle Glade, FL, January 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1975
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKT42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKT42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0204   75/1/2    BELLE GLADE,FL      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 29, 500
        TIME - 0900                    N84543              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEM AIRSPRAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE GLADE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   31                       KIND OF OPERATION - CHASING BIRDS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE                             COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  17                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- BIRD CHASING IN CORN FLD.LOST CTL DRG LOW DOWNWIND TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84543](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84543-1975-03-10), registration cancelled 1975-03-10, S/N 7AC-3260, 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: Chem Airspray

## 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 19750102000859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750102000859A), Jan 2, 1975: Blanca 7HC, Belle Glade, FL, Destroyed. Bird chasing in corn fld. Lost ctl drg low downwind turn.

## Other investigations on N84543 (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 FTW69D0351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0351), Jan 2, 1969: Aeronca 7AC (N84543), Florien, LA, substantial damage

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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