# NTSB NYC69D0139: Aeronca 7AC, N84927, Whitehouse, NJ, September 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1968
- Place: Whitehouse, NJ · WHITEHOUSE, NJ
- Location: 40.6184° N, 74.7443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitehouse, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6184&lon=-74.7443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0139-107781

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3421   68/9/1    WHITEHOUSE,NJ       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 214
        TIME - 1230                    N84927              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT N8338G, SUBS DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84927](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84927-2023-06-21), registration cancelled 2023-06-21, S/N 3649, 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
- Airport: Solberg

## Other investigations on N84927 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA15LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA251), Jun 24, 2015: Aeronca 7AC (N84927), East Moriches, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taking off in a crosswind, which resulted in a collision with a tree.

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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