# NTSB NYC74DNC49: Aeronca 7DC, N84775, Winterport, ME, June 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1974
- Place: Winterport, ME · WINTERPORT, ME
- Location: 44.6478° N, 68.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winterport, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6478&lon=-68.8608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1810  74/6/23    WINTERPORT,ME       AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 775
        TIME - 1300                    N84775              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREWER,ME                   LUCERNE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM FLYING DURING SEARCH.ACFT STALLED DRG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84775](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84775), registered now, S/N 7AC-3494, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (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 19740623018949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623018949A), Jun 23, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Winterport, ME, Substantial damage. Plt diverted attention from flying during search. Acft stalled drg turn.

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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