# NTSB MKC67F0484: Aeronca 7AC, N1866A, Plainfield, IA, April 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1967
- Place: Plainfield, IA · PLAINFIELD, IA
- Location: 42.8446° N, 92.5357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8446&lon=-92.5357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0484

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0316   67/4/1    PLAINFIELD,IOWA     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N1866A              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1866A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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