# NTSB MIA76FKG44: Aeronca 7AC, N1911E, Griffin, GA, February 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Griffin, GA · GRIFFIN, GA
- Location: 33.2432° N, 84.2719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffin, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2432&lon=-84.2719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1251  76/2/29    GRIFFIN,GA          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2838
        TIME - 1815                    N1911E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR RIDGE ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRIFFIN,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- IT IS NOT KNOWN WHICH PILOT WAS FLYING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1911E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1911E-1976-05-12), registration cancelled 1976-05-12, S/N 7AC-5478 (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: Cedar Ridge Arpt

## 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 19760229006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229006399A), Feb 29, 1976: Blanca 7AC, Griffin, GA, Destroyed. It is not known which pilot was flying at the time of the accident.

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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