# NTSB MKC69D0052: Aeronca 7AC, N1978E, Rolla, MO, June 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1968
- Place: Rolla, MO · ROLLA, MO
- Location: 37.9464° N, 91.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rolla, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9464&lon=-91.7611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2205  68/6/14    ROLLA,MO            AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N1978E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DICKMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1978E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5545, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Dickman

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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