# NTSB MKC67D0408: Aeronca 7AC, N1843E, Columbia, MO, January 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1967
- Place: Columbia, MO · COLUMBIA, MO
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0408
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0408

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0113  67/1/12    COLUMBIA MO         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1135                    N1843E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED UNOCCUPIED,NOT CHOCKED ACFT.ENG STARTED ACFT STRUCK PARKED CESSNA N5486C SUBST DAMAGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1843E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1843E-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 7AC-5410, 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: Columbia Muni.

## Other investigations on N1843E (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 OAK78FVA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA31), Mar 20, 1978: Aeronca 7AC (N1843E), Visalia, CA, destroyed

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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