# NTSB NYC77FA081: Aeronca 7AC, N46SS, Ottsville, PA, August 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1977
- Place: Ottsville, PA · OTTSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4732° N, 75.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4732&lon=-75.1610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2942  77/8/15    OTTSVILLE,PA        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N46SS               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FURMIESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTSVILLE,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AVOIDING ANOTHER ACFT.PLTS RIGHT SHOULDER IN A SLING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46SS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46SS-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N 7AC-96, built 1945 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Furmiester

## 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 19770815032359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815032359A), Aug 15, 1977: Blanca 7AC, Ottsville, PA, Destroyed. Avoiding another acft. Plts right shoulder in a sling.

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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