# NTSB NYC73FHA06: Aeronca 7BCM, N4008A, Perkasie, PA, September 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1972
- Place: Perkasie, PA · PERKASIE, PA
- Location: 40.3717° N, 75.2928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perkasie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3717&lon=-75.2928&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 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3469  72/9/16    PERKASIE,PA         AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 164
        TIME - 1715                    N4008A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  PENNRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERYVILLE,PA          PERKASIE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4008A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4008A), registered now, S/N 47-1095, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Pennridge

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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