# NTSB NYC71AN075: Aeronca 7AC, N1271E, Watertown, NY, January 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1971
- Place: Watertown, NY · WATERTOWN, NY
- Location: 43.9733° N, 75.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9733&lon=-75.9100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0015   71/1/3    WATERTOWN,NY        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 395
        TIME - 1555                    N1271E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,NY               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT DESCEND TO GRND FROM L TURN ABOUT 500 FT AGL NEAR PLTS OFFICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1271E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1271E-1971-02-26), registration cancelled 1971-02-26, S/N 7AC-4829, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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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