# NTSB NYC74FGT05: Aeronca 7AC, N84591, Gettysburg, PA, September 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1973
- Place: Gettysburg, PA · GETTYSBURG, PA
- Location: 39.8306° N, 77.2341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8306&lon=-77.2341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2362   73/9/8    GETTYSBURG,PA       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N84591              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOERSAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GETTYSBURG,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- DRG RCVRY PLT ATMTD ADD PWR PUT THE NOSE DOWN.L WING HIT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84591](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84591), registered now, S/N 7AC-3297, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Doersam

## 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 19730908028269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908028269A), Sep 8, 1973: Blanca 7HC, Gettysburg, PA, Substantial damage. Drg rcvry plt atmtd add pwr put the nose down.l wing hit gnd.

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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