# NTSB NYC66F0413: Aeronca 7AC, N84838, Fort Lee, NJ, December 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1965
- Place: Fort Lee, NJ · FORT LEE, NJ
- Location: 40.8506° N, 73.9710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lee, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8506&lon=-73.9710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0413
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0413

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3735  65/12/26   FORT LEE NJ         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 215
        TIME - 0920                    N84838              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FUEL TANK FILLER CAP CAME OFF DURING FLIGHT.FUEL SPRAYED ON WINDSHIELD.AIRCFT WAS LANDED ON BRIDGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84838](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84838-1971-03-19), registration cancelled 1971-03-19, S/N 7AC-3558 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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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