# NTSB NYC72DGT10: Aeronca 7AC, N84539, Centre Hall, PA, May 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1972
- Place: Centre Hall, PA · CENTRE HALL, PA
- Location: 40.8447° N, 77.6851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centre Hall, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8447&lon=-77.6851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DGT10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DGT10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2191  72/5/23    CENTRE HALL,PA      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N84539              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRE AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTRE HALL,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO,3RD TKOF.BECAME AIRBORNE,CRASHED ON HANGAR ROOF.REG NR,DMG TO PARKED ACFT UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84539](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84539), registered now, S/N 7AC-3236, 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: Centre Air Park

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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