# NTSB NYC66D0182: Aeronca 7AC, N1766E, Pickens, WV, June 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1965
- Place: Pickens, WV · PICKENS, WV
- Location: 38.6559° N, 80.2160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pickens, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6559&lon=-80.2160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0182

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2263  65/6/23    PICKENS W VA        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 137
        TIME - 1505                    N1766E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1766E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1766E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5333, 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

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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