# NTSB NYC67D0264: Aeronca 7BCM, N1143V, Charlton City, MA, September 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1966
- Place: Charlton City, MA · CHARLTON CITY, MA
- Location: 42.1459° N, 71.9884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlton City, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1459&lon=-71.9884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0264

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2630  66/9/17    CHARLTON CITY MAS   AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 545
        TIME - 1715                    N1143V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1143V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1143V), registered now, S/N 47970, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, 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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