# NTSB NYC72AN134: Aeronca 7AC, N83762, Charlotte, NC, April 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1972
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0688  72/4/23    CHARLOTTE,NC        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 612
        TIME - 1444                    N83762              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROCKENBROUGH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LOST CTL FROM STEEP NOSE HI TURN ABOUT 5-700 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83762](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83762-1973-05-07), registration cancelled 1973-05-07, S/N 7AC-2440 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Brockenbrough

## Other investigations on N83762 (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 DIA67D0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0087), Apr 26, 1967: Aeronca 7AC (N83762), Pennington Gap, VA, 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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