# NTSB NYC68F0080: Aeronca 7AC, N85148, Monroeville, PA, July 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1967
- Place: Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2524  67/7/23    MONROEVILLE,PA      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1450
        TIME - 1940                    N85148              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSBURGH-MONROE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDED IN SMALL SLOPING FIELD,DUE LOSS PWR.ENG REPAIRED.PLT TRIED FLY ACFT OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85148](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85148), registered now, S/N 7AC-3879 (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
- Airport: Pittsburgh-Monroe

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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