# NTSB SEA66D0257: Aeronca 7AC, N2132E, Spanaway, WA, March 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1966
- Place: Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
- Location: 47.0981° N, 122.4234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanaway, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0981&lon=-122.4234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1061  66/3/22    SPANAWAY WASH       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N2132E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANAWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT CHAMPION N8558E SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT PROPPED ACFT-NO ONE AT CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2132E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2132E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5703, 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: Spanaway

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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