# NTSB SEA67D0164: Aeronca 7AC, N3085E, Twin Falls, ID, October 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1966
- Place: Twin Falls, ID · TWIN FALLS, ID
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0164
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0164

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4097  66/10/29   TWIN FALLS ID       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 432
        TIME - 1930                    N3085E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT,UNLIGHTED FARM FIELD.AIRCRAFT WEIGHT NEAR MAX.ALLOWABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3085E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3085E-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 7AC-6674, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3085E (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA74DYA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA24-186934), Feb 16, 1974: Aeronca 7DC (N3085E), Ontario, OR, substantial damage

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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