# NTSB MKC70F0240: Aeronca 7AC, N1818E, Willow Springs, MO, September 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1969
- Place: Willow Springs, MO · WILLOW SPRINGS, MO
- Location: 36.9868° N, 91.9616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9868&lon=-91.9616&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4035  69/9/30    WILLOW SPRINGS,MO   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N1818E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 1340 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLOW SPRINGS,MO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED R,HIT WOOD RWY MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1818E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1818E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5385, 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: Willow Springs

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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