# NTSB NYC74AN014: Aeronca 7AC, N1842E, Roseville, PA, July 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1974
- Place: Roseville, PA · ROSEVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.8637° N, 76.9576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8637&lon=-76.9576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN014-134570

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2251  74/7/28    ROSEVILLE,PA        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 123
        TIME - 1430                    N1842E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOWANDA,PA                  ELMIRA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- SERIES OF LOW PASSES,PULLED UP IN STEEP CLIMBING TURN,STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1842E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1842E-1974-10-02), registration cancelled 1974-10-02, S/N 7AC-5409 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- 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 19740728026789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728026789A), Jul 28, 1974: Blanca 7BCM, Roseville, PA, Destroyed. Series of low passes,pulled up in steep climbing turn,stalled and spun into ground.

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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