# NTSB NYC69F0120: Aeronca 7AC, N1700E, Amesbury, MA, August 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1968
- Place: Amesbury, MA · AMESBURY, MA
- Location: 42.8513° N, 70.9558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amesbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8513&lon=-70.9558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2746  68/8/11    AMESBURY,MASS       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 200
        TIME - 1830                    N1700E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1700E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1700E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5265, 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

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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