# NTSB NYC73ALV19: Aeronca 7DC, N75368, Bath, NC, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Bath, NC · BATH, NC
- Location: 35.4722° N, 76.8110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bath, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4722&lon=-76.8110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73ALV19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ALV19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0042   73/2/4    BATH,NC             AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 258
        TIME - 1615                    N75368              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BERN,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED FALLING LEAF MANEUVER ACFT ENTRD SPIN.HIT TREES DRG RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75368](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75368-1973-05-30), registration cancelled 1973-05-30, S/N 47-856 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730204001779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204001779A), Feb 4, 1973: Blanca 7HC, Bath, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted falling leaf maneuver acft entrd spin. Hit trees drg recovery.

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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