# NTSB MKC81FCD40: Aeronca 7AC, N2256E, Larchwood, IA, September 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1981
- Place: Larchwood, IA · LARCHWOOD, IA
- Location: 43.4546° N, 96.4363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Larchwood, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4546&lon=-96.4363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2196  81/9/19    LARCHWOOD,IA        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2400
        TIME - 1600                    N2256E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZANGGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARCHWOOD,IA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2256E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256E-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 7AC-5830, 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: Zangger

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810919060229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919060229A), Sep 19, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Larchwood, IA, Substantial damage. Made low pass over runway. Began climbing steep turn. Stalled, crashed adjacent to runway.

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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