# NTSB NYC72FGM05: Aeronca 7CCM, N4635E, Irwin, PA, July 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1971
- Place: Irwin, PA · IRWIN, PA
- Location: 40.3251° N, 79.6998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irwin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3251&lon=-79.6998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FGM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2621  71/7/25    IRWIN,PA            AERONCA 7CCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 490
        TIME - 0630                    N4635E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IRWIN,PA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED ACFT T/D NORMAL,ROLLED APRX 400FT PROP HIT GND.LDG GR ATCH BOLT AN5-14 BKN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4635E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4635E), registered now, S/N 7CCM-202, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7CCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7CCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (registry code 2110110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inter County

## Other investigations on N4635E (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 IAD76DIG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DIG17), Jun 8, 1976: Aeronca 7CCM (N4635E), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC65F0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0190), Apr 20, 1965: Aeronca 7CCM (N4635E), Ebensburg, PA, 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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