# NTSB NYC66F0660: Aeronca 7AC, N84242, Pelham, NH, May 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1966
- Place: Pelham, NH · PELHAM, NH
- Location: 42.7345° N, 71.3245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelham, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7345&lon=-71.3245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0660
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0660

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1014   66/5/8    PELHAM NH           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1000
        TIME - 1530                    N84242              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
        REMARKS- BOLT IN RT LDG GEAR OLEO ASSY NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED.FELL OUT 26 HRS AFTER LAST RECORDED MAINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84242](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84242), registered now, S/N 7AC-2934, 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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