# NTSB NYC67D0417: Aeronca 7AC, N82146, Mechanicsburg, PA, December 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1966
- Place: Mechanicsburg, PA · MECHANICSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.2114° N, 77.0059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mechanicsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2114&lon=-77.0059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0417
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0417

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4118  66/12/17   MECHANICSBURG PA    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1305                    N82146              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 575 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            244 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT VOLAIR 10 N5555M SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82146](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82146), registered now, S/N 7AC-772, 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: No damage
- Airport: Skyport

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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