# NTSB MKC66F0292: Aeronca 7AC, N85636, Valley, NE, November 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1965
- Place: Valley, NE · VALLEY, NE
- Location: 41.3205° N, 96.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3205&lon=-96.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0292
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0292

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3492   65/11/4 NR.VALLEY NEBR        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N85636              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85636](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85636), registered now, S/N 7AC-4380, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N85636 (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 FTW96FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA004), Oct 2, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N85636), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and encounter with a sudden windshift and tailwind. The wind gusts and turbulence were factors.

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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