# NTSB NYC71FHD47: Champion 7AC, N3032E, Bargaintown, NJ, May 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1971
- Place: Bargaintown, NJ · BARGAINTOWN, NJ
- Location: 39.3681° N, 74.5908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bargaintown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3681&lon=-74.5908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHD47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHD47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1509   71/5/9    BARGAINTOWN,NJ      CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 17, 0
        TIME - 1900                    N3032E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING K
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARGAINTOWN,NJ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- OWNER SAID ACFT WAS STOLEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3032E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3032E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6617, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Flying K

## Other investigations on N3032E (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 NYC76FHD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD26), Apr 17, 1976: Aeronca 7AC (N3032E), Smithville, NJ, 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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