# NTSB NYC70D0080: Aeronca 7KCAB, N5063X, Hopedale, MA, July 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1969
- Place: Hopedale, MA · HOPEDALE, MA
- Location: 42.1269° N, 71.5403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopedale, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1269&lon=-71.5403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3092  69/7/31    HOPEDALE,MASS       AERONCA 7KCAB       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N5063X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE-DRAPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOPEDALE,MASS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- L WING STRUCK WING OF PARKED CESSNA N50191.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5063X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5063X), registered now, S/N 145, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopedale-Draper

## Other investigations on N5063X (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 NYC75FNA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA10), Aug 11, 1974: Champion 7KCAB (N5063X), Norfolk, MA, 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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