# NTSB NYC70FFM04: Aeronca 7AC, N85191, Turner Falls, MA, February 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1970
- Place: Turner Falls, MA · TURNER FALLS, MA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0712   70/2/1    TURNER FALLS,MASS   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 372
        TIME - 1305                    N85191              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 342 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNERS FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNER FALLS,MASS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LNDD SHORT OF RNWY,BOUNCED,HIT SNOW BANK.WATER FOUND IN GAS STRAINER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85191](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85191), registered now, S/N 7AC-3923, 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: Turners Falls

## Other investigations on N85191 (2)

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 NYC75FNE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE24), Dec 31, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N85191), Turner Falls, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0476), Jan 17, 1967: Aeronca 7AC (N85191), Turners Fall, 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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