# NTSB NYC67F0380: Aeronca 7DC, N4486E, Williamsburg, VA, December 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1966
- Place: Williamsburg, VA · WILLIAMSBURG, VA
- Location: 37.2689° N, 76.7087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2689&lon=-76.7087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0380
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0380

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3773   66/12/1   WILLIAMSBURG VA     AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N4486E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4486E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4486E-1971-01-21), registration cancelled 1971-01-21, S/N 7DC-106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central

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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